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Title: Cholera and the Water Supply in the South Districts of London in 1854
Note: Reading ease score: 62.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits: Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Summary: "Cholera and the Water Supply in the South Districts of London in 1854" by John Snow is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century. The work focuses on the epidemiology of cholera and the significant impact of water supply on its outbreak in London, particularly during the devastating epidemic of 1854. It investigates the relationship between water sources and cholera cases, linking the presence of sewage contamination in drinking water to increased mortality rates. The opening of the publication presents John Snow's early conclusions about cholera's transmission, emphasizing that it originates in the alimentary canal and can spread from person to person, particularly in impoverished conditions where hygiene is neglected. He discusses prior outbreaks and highlights a critical observation: the water supply was often contaminated with sewage, particularly from specific areas of the Thames. Snow outlines his methodical inquiry into the water supply to different households during the cholera epidemic, documenting the connections found through statistical analysis that would ultimately support his hypothesis about the role of clean water in disease prevention. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Snow, John, 1813-1858
EBook No.: 66507
Published: Oct 10, 2021
Downloads: 65
Language: English
Subject: Cholera -- England -- London -- Epidemiology
Subject: Water-supply -- England -- London
LoCC: Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Cholera and the Water Supply in the South Districts of London in 1854
Note: Reading ease score: 62.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits: Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Summary: "Cholera and the Water Supply in the South Districts of London in 1854" by John Snow is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century. The work focuses on the epidemiology of cholera and the significant impact of water supply on its outbreak in London, particularly during the devastating epidemic of 1854. It investigates the relationship between water sources and cholera cases, linking the presence of sewage contamination in drinking water to increased mortality rates. The opening of the publication presents John Snow's early conclusions about cholera's transmission, emphasizing that it originates in the alimentary canal and can spread from person to person, particularly in impoverished conditions where hygiene is neglected. He discusses prior outbreaks and highlights a critical observation: the water supply was often contaminated with sewage, particularly from specific areas of the Thames. Snow outlines his methodical inquiry into the water supply to different households during the cholera epidemic, documenting the connections found through statistical analysis that would ultimately support his hypothesis about the role of clean water in disease prevention. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Snow, John, 1813-1858
EBook No.: 66507
Published: Oct 10, 2021
Downloads: 65
Language: English
Subject: Cholera -- England -- London -- Epidemiology
Subject: Water-supply -- England -- London
LoCC: Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.