Scarlet fever epidemic 1875-76 Epidemic Epidemic during 1875-76 causing more than 8,000 deaths in Australia, mostly of children. Milestone Date of event 1875 - 1876 {"name":"Date of event","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1875<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>1876<\/span>"},"date_start":"1875-01-01","date_end":"1876-01-01"} Type Epidemic {"name":"Epidemic","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}