19th C John Snow Flashcards
When was the Cholera epidemic in question?
1854
What was John Snow’s profession?
A physician
What was Snow’s method of investigation?
He plotted every case of Cholera on a street map.
Within a few weeks over how many deaths occurred in the Neighborhood of broad street.
500
Who didn’t tend to catch cholera and why?
Brewery workers as they were drinking beer not water.
How did he illustrate the link between water quality and cholera deaths?
The statistics
He showed that which company was at fault?
Southwark and Vauxhall Waterworks company.
What were Southwark and Vauxhall Waterworks company doing that was an issue?
Taking water from sewage-polluted sections of the Thames.
Where specifically did he realise was the source of the infected water?
The broadstreet pump.
