P&O liner typhoid victim Stuart Balfour from Deal recalls his ordeal 50 years on

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  • Little did Stuart Balfour know when he boarded the P&O liner Oronsay 50 years ago, that he would be subjecting himself to one of the most frightening experiences of his life
  • The 20 year-old Deal lad had left school and dreamed of travelling the world as a fireman in the engine room of the vessel
  • But that dream was shattered when he contracted typhoid and was forced into quarantine for five days before spending four weeks and a day in Vancouver General Hospital