Cholera And Public Health Act Flashcards
When was cholera outbreak
1854
What did people do to try prevent it
Burned barrels of tar and praying to remove bad air
What did John snow do
Set up map to show deaths and realised a pattern that the deaths were connected to the same water pipe so he stopped people using it and there was no more deaths
How did he discover it was dirty water
Looked underneath and found it was cracked and waste was getting in the water
What was he able to prove
Cholera was spread by dirty water
How did tthe government agree to new sewer system
Snows work and tthe great stink
When was the project of new sewers completed by
1875
When did Edwin Chadwick publish his report
1842
What did Chadwick conclude
People living in cities had a lower life expectancy because of filthy conditions
When was the last cholera epidemic
1886-7
