"Deaths From Cholera" outbreak in Soho, London in 1854. JOHN SNOW 1874 old map
SKU: P-7-012810
'Plan shewing the ascertained deaths from Cholera in part of the Parishes of St James, Westminster and St Anne, Soho, during the Summer and Autumn of 1854'
This is a development of the famous 1855 map by Dr John Snow of the Soho Cholera Outbreak of 1854, as reproduced in Hansard for the Rivers Pollution Commission Report of 1874. Snow's map is regarded as a pioneering example of disease mapping. Dr Snow challenged the then-dominant theory that cholera and other diseases were caused by pollution or a noxious miasma or "bad air". He observed that the deaths caused by cholera in the so called "Broad Street Cholera Outbreak" of 1854 (now Broadwick Street, Soho, London) were clustered around a single public water pump which he identified as the probable source of the outbreak. Using bars to represent the location of each cholera-related death, he used his "dot map" and statistics to illustrate the connection between the quality of the water provided by the water company, and cholera cases. His study was a major event in the history of public health, and is regarded as the founding event of the science of epidemiology. His findings resulted in a fundamental change to the design of the water and waste systems of London, and subsequently in other cities, which led to significant improvements in public health around the world. The area shown in bounded at the top of the map by Oxford Street, with Regent Circus (now Oxford Circus) close to the top left hand corner. Regent Street runs from Regent Circus down the left hand side of the map. Dean Street runs down the right hand side of the map. The bottom of the map roughly follow the route of present-day Shaftesbury Avenue, although this street was laid out after the date of publication of the map. The location of the old sewers is shown, along with the sewers completed in 1851 (in blue) and in 1854 (in pink). The supposed location of plague pits are shaded. Individual properties along with their street numbers.
Size 84 x 62 cm | 33.0 x 24.0 inches
Date Published: 1874
Type: Antique map with original hand colour
Author: Snow, Dr John
Publication: River pollution Parliamentary report
Condition: Good |
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