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18th Century Public Health reforms (Other reforms (1853 Vaccination is…
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Dr John Snow noticed all the Cholera victims were all concentrated in a small area except one. She got her water from the Bridge Street Pump
With Statistics collected by Mr. William Farr, Snow was able to trace the cholera back to Broad Street, and the pump
The Pump's handle was removed, and Cholera stopped spreading. This proved Cholera was spread by water
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After outbreaks of influenza, Cholera and Typhoid, Chadwick was asked by the government to compile a report based upon living conditions
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Hot summer weather caused untreated human waste in the Thames to be easily smelt, and unbearable. This alongside cholera, meant London required a way to get rid of the waste
Joseph Bazalgette engineered a huge number of sewers to take it out of the Thames, where it could be taken away to sea
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William Farr pioneered the idea of Medical statistics. His statistics helped people to understand what was causing deaths, and helped Dr. John Snow with the cholera outbreak
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A Central Board of Health was created, and towns were encouraged to create Local Boards of Health
Towns were supposed to appoint a medical officer to provide sewers, inspect houses and check food was fit for consumption. However, none of it was compulsory
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