Cholera and the Water Supply in the South Districts of London in 1854

Snow, John · 1858

CHOLERA AND THE WATER SUPPLY IN THE SOUTH DISTRICTS OF LONDON IN 1854. In the summer of 1849, I published certain conclusions at which I have arrived with regard to Asiatic cholera, and the facts and reasonings which had led to them. The following is a very brief outline of these views. The cholera commences as an affection of the alimentary canal, and not with general illness; there is no evidence of poisoning of the blood in this disease, except in some cases where secondary fever occurs; there is conclusive evidence that cholera may be communicated from person to person, and …

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