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John Snow (15 March 1813 – 16 June 1858) 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.
- 16 June 1858 (aged 45), London, England
- 15 March 1813, York, England
Mar 30, 2018 · Cholera was a major global scourge in the 19 th century, with frequent large-scale epidemics in European cities primarily originating in the Indian subcontinent. John Snow conducted pioneering investigations on cholera epidemics in England and particularly in London in 1854 in which he demonstrated that contaminated water was the key source of the epidemics.
- Theodore H. Tulchinsky
- 10.1016/B978-0-12-804571-8.00017-2
- 2018
- Case Studies in Public Health. 2018 : 77-99.
May 1, 2024 · John Snow was an English physician known for his seminal studies of cholera and widely viewed as the father of contemporary epidemiology. His best-known studies include his investigation of London’s Broad Street pump outbreak, which occurred in 1854, and his “Grand Experiment,” a study comparing
- Ralph Frerichs
Mar 8, 2022 · A cholera victim exhibiting the bluish pallor characteristic of the disease. Illustration by John William Gear, 1832. John Snow left his office at a run. The streets were empty, London a ghost town, for cholera had returned. Three-quarters of the population had fled, while many without means to leave lay sick or dying in their homes. Though he ...
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May 28, 2018 · An 1854 cholera outbreak in London confounded those who thought the disease was caused by miasma, or foul air. Enter John Snow, who had already made a name for himself by administering chloroform to Queen Victoria during childbirth. Snow was skeptical of the reigning miasmatic theory of disease because of his own experiences fighting cholera.
Aug 18, 2010 · This led me to the history of cholera and John Snow. Snow is credited with the discovery that cholera is transmitted through sewage-tainted water. His map of London's Soho region is often ...
Jun 16, 2020 · For the success of that large-scale test, John Snow is remembered today as the founder of modern epidemiology. But at the time it was not enough. Despite the evidence, public health experts believed in the miasma theory, and the handle of the water pump was reinstalled, just as the neighbours demanded —a measure Snow fought until he died of a ...
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