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Cholera and the Pump on Broad Street: The Life and Legacy of John Snow.
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- Author(s): Ball, Laura
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History Teacher. Nov2009, Vol. 43 Issue 1, p105-119. 15p.
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The article presents and discusses the winning paper in the Senior Division Individual Paper, National History Day 2008 competition by Laura Bell. The water pump on Broad Street in the Golden Square neighborhood during the year 1854 that supplied water to the residents and contributed to the cholera outbreak in London, England is explored. The microbiology of cholera that comes from the Vibrio cholerae bactrerium is considered. The causes of cholera as was determined by doctors of the 19th century are noted. Scientist John Snow's data and research on cholera, which led to the water-borne theory of cholera, are discussed.
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