When and where was John Snow born?
John Snow was born on the 15th of March 1813 in York, England. He grew up in a neighborhood beside the River Ouse with poor sanitation conditions.
Questions about John Snow
Short answers, pulled from the story.
What did John Snow discover about the 1854 cholera outbreak in London?
John Snow identified the source of the 1854 cholera outbreak as the public water pump on Broad Street. His dot map showed that homes supplied by the Southwark and Vauxhall Waterworks Company had a cholera rate fourteen times higher than those supplied by Lambeth Waterworks Company.
How did John Snow contribute to the field of anesthesia?
John Snow became the most accomplished anaesthetist in Britain within two years of introducing ether to the country. He designed a mask specifically to administer chloroform safely and administered it during the delivery of Queen Victoria's children Leopold and Beatrice.
Why did government officials reject John Snow's theory after the 1854 epidemic?
Government officials rejected John Snow's theory because accepting it would have meant indirectly acknowledging the fecal-oral route of disease transmission. They removed the Broad Street pump handle only to respond to the urgent threat posed to the population rather than to validate his diagnosis.
When and how did John Snow die?
John Snow died on the 16th of June 1858 six days after suffering a stroke while working in his London office. He was forty-five years old at the time and is buried in Brompton Cemetery.