Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
John Snow (15 March 1813 – 16 June 1858 [1]) was an English physician and a leader in the development of anaesthesia and medical hygiene.He is considered one of the founders of modern epidemiology and early germ theory, in part because of his work in tracing the source of a cholera outbreak in London's Soho, which he identified as a particular public water pump.
Original map by John Snow showing the clusters of cholera cases (indicated by stacked rectangles) in the London epidemic of 1854. The contaminated pump is located at the crossroads of Broad Street and Cambridge Street (now Lexington Street), running into Little Windmill Street.
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us
The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic – and How it Changed Science, Cities and the Modern World is a book by Steven Berlin Johnson in which he describes the most intense outbreak of cholera in Victorian London and centers on John Snow and Henry Whitehead. [1] It was released on 19 October 2006 through Riverhead.
Physician John Snow was an anesthesiologist. He became well respected after anesthetizing Queen Victoria using chloroform during the birth of one of her children in 1847. [30] In 1854 when a deadly cholera outbreak occurred close to his home in London, his priorities changed. Snow became concerned and was determined to discover the origin of ...
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Donate
31 August – 8 September – an epidemic of cholera in London kills 10,000. Dr John Snow traces the source of one outbreak (that killed 500) to a single water pump, validating his theory that cholera is water-borne, and forming the starting point for epidemiology. [11] 18 September – St George's Hall, Liverpool, opens. [12]