John Snow
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John Snow 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 becaus
Snow in 1856
All Saints' Church, North Street, York, where Snow was baptised
Portrait of John Snow by Thomas Jones Barker (detail), 1847, private collection
John Snow memorial and public house on Broadwick Street, Soho
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
John Snow
…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. Snow's findings inspired fundamental changes in the water and waste systems of London, which…
A replica pump commemorating the outbreak and John Snow's investigation of it
Rev. Henry Whitehead
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