Unit 1 - Fieldwork, and GIS

Question 1

What caused the cholera outbreak in Soho in 1854?

Answer 1

An infected baby whose waste was dumped into the cesspool caused the cholera outbreak. The cesspool, which was leaky, was near to Broad Street pump and the bacteria made its way into the pump. People from mainly the broad street drank water from the Broad Street pump and got infected.