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1854 Broad Street cholera outbreak
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A severe outbreak of cholera occurred in 1854 near Broad Street and Golden Square in Soho, London, England, during the worldwide 1846–1860 cholera pandemic. The outbreak, which killed 616 people, is b
A replica pump commemorating the outbreak and John Snow's investigation of it
A replica pump commemorating the outbreak and John Snow's investigation of it
Rev. Henry Whitehead
Rev. Henry Whitehead
The pub, close by to the new location of the pump, named after John Snow
The pub, close by to the new location of the pump, named after John Snow
A wider image of the pub named after John Snow with the pump centre-right
A wider image of the pub named after John Snow with the pump centre-right
Great Stink
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The Great Stink was an event in Central London during July and August 1858 in which the hot weather exacerbated the smell of untreated human waste and industrial effluent that was present on the banks
1854 Broad Street cholera outbreak
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"The Silent Highwayman" (1858). Death rows on the Thames, claiming the lives of victims who have not paid to have the river cleaned up.
"The Silent Highwayman" (1858). Death rows on the Thames, claiming the lives of victims who have not paid to have the river cleaned up.
"Monster Soup commonly called Thames Water" (1828), by the artist William Heath
"Monster Soup commonly called Thames Water" (1828), by the artist William Heath
"A Drop of Thames Water", as seen by Punch (1850)
"A Drop of Thames Water", as seen by Punch (1850)
"Dirty Father Thames" (1848) Filthy river, filthy river, Foul from London to the Nore, What art thou but one vast gutter, One tremendous common shore?
"Dirty Father Thames" (1848) Filthy river, filthy river, Foul from London to the Nore, What art thou but one vast gutter, One tremendous common shore?