Typhoid Fever - How Common?

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My great grandmother's father died in 1883 aged 43. He lived in Botham Street Grimesthorpe. On his death certificate it states the cause of death as "Typhoid Fever". The Wikipedia definition of this sounds particularly unpleasant.

"Typhoid fever, also known as enteric fever, bilious fever, Yellow Jack or commonly just typhoid,[1] is an illness caused by the bacterium Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi. Common worldwide, it is transmitted by the ingestion of food or water contaminated with feces from an infected person"

Was this common in 19th Century Sheffield? Were deaths isolated incidents or were there epidemics when large numbers died ? I note Prince Albert died from the same!