Fighting cholera in London, 1854 (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Year of Britain's first major cholera epidemic
Year of Britain's first major cholera epidemic
1831
Cholera's terrifying nickname
Cholera's terrifying nickname
Blue death
Miasma theory of disease
Miasma theory of disease
Disease caused by bad air or poisonous vapours
Key weakness of 1848 Public Health Act
Key weakness of 1848 Public Health Act
Not compulsory - cities could ignore it to save money
District where Snow investigated 1854 cholera outbreak
District where Snow investigated 1854 cholera outbreak
Soho
John Snow's theory about cholera transmission
John Snow's theory about cholera transmission
Spread through contaminated drinking water
Source of infection Snow identified in Soho
Source of infection Snow identified in Soho
Broad Street water pump
Snow's action at Broad Street pump
Snow's action at Broad Street pump
Removed the handle
Result of removing Broad Street pump handle
Result of removing Broad Street pump handle
Cholera deaths fell dramatically
Year Snow presented findings to government
Year Snow presented findings to government
1855
Year germ theory of disease emerged
Year germ theory of disease emerged
1861
Main reason experts rejected Snow's work initially
Main reason experts rejected Snow's work initially
Challenged established miasma theory
Year new London sewer system was completed
Year new London sewer system was completed
1875
Year Public Health Act forced clean water provision
Year Public Health Act forced clean water provision
1875
Snow's investigative method for tracking cholera
Snow's investigative method for tracking cholera
Systematic mapping of deaths