Person    | Male  Born 15/3/1813  Died 16/6/1858

Dr. John Snow

Categories: Medicine

Pioneer anaesthetist and epidemiologist. Born North Street in York. The site given as the source for the picture of Snow is an excellent site.

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Dr. John Snow

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Cholera - Lambeth - 1848-9

We are tempted to write a letter to the Times ourselves, bemoaning the excess...

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Cholera Pump

Still, this pump has no handle.

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Dr. John Snow

Dr. John Snow, 1813 - 1858, pioneer anaesthetist and epidemiologist lived in ...

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Dr John Snow - RSC plaque

RSC - advancing the chemical sciences National Chemical Landmark Dr John Snow...

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Dr John Snow - site of pump

The red granite kerbstone marks the site of the historic Broad Street pump as...

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