The Lambeth cholera outbreak of 1848-1849
Subtitle: the setting, causes, course, and aftermath of an epidemic in London
By: Amanda J. Thomas.
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786439898
Subjects: Cholera -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century; Cholera -- England -- London -- Epidemiology; Cholera -- epidemiology -- London; Cholera -- history -- London; Disease Outbreaks -- history -- London; History, 19th Century -- London; Rivers -- London; Vulnerable Populations -- London
Description: "The book exposes the suffering of the working population, and convincingly challenges the long-standing belief that London's numerous cholera outbreaks beginning in 1832 were unrelated. The work combines recent scientific research with first-hand accounts to show for the first time that in the nineteenth century cholera was very probably endemic in the River Thames"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The catalysts for change and reform; title: Public health : common diseases and cholera; title: Migration; title: The development of Lambeth; title: Lambeth and the river Thames; title: The Lambeth district sanitary reports; title: The cholera outbreak; title: The aftermath.