Responses to cholera epidemics (OCR GCSE History B (Schools History Project)): Quizzes
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What was cholera nicknamed during the mid-19th century?
What was cholera nicknamed during the mid-19th century?
King Cholera
What did Dr John Snow discover was the true cause of cholera in 1854?
What did Dr John Snow discover was the true cause of cholera in 1854?
Water
How many people died in the first cholera epidemic of 1831-32?
How many people died in the first cholera epidemic of 1831-32?
32,000
How many deaths occurred in the second cholera outbreak of 1848-49?
How many deaths occurred in the second cholera outbreak of 1848-49?
53,000
What were the main symptoms of cholera?
What were the main symptoms of cholera?
Vomiting & diarrhoea
What theory suggested cholera was caused by corrupted air or bad smell?
What theory suggested cholera was caused by corrupted air or bad smell?
Miasma theory
How did John Snow establish that cholera was waterborne?
How did John Snow establish that cholera was waterborne?
Mapping cases in Broad St, Soho
What event in 1858 became known as 'the Great Stink'?
What event in 1858 became known as 'the Great Stink'?
Parliament stopped due to Thames smell
In which year did Edwin Chadwick publish his report on sanitary conditions?
In which year did Edwin Chadwick publish his report on sanitary conditions?
1842
What did the first Public Health Act of 1848 create?
What did the first Public Health Act of 1848 create?
General Board of Health in London
How many days were trading ships quarantined upon arrival in 1832?
How many days were trading ships quarantined upon arrival in 1832?
Five days
What did the City Board of Health order to be done with victims' clothing in 1832?
What did the City Board of Health order to be done with victims' clothing in 1832?
Boiled or burnt
How quickly could cholera cause death from dehydration?
How quickly could cholera cause death from dehydration?
Within hours
How many people died in the third cholera epidemic of 1853-54?
How many people died in the third cholera epidemic of 1853-54?
20,000
What did many believe caused cholera during the 1849 outbreak?
What did many believe caused cholera during the 1849 outbreak?
Bad smells from garbage