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Victims of the 1848-9 Lambeth cholera outbreak

Categories: Medicine, Tragedy

Victims of the 1848-9 Lambeth cholera epidemic - at least 1,618 Lambeth waterfront residents perished and were buried in unmarked graves in the burial ground in Lambeth High Street, now Lambeth Recreation Ground.  However, it is likely many victims were unrecorded and the death toll was much higher.

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Victims of the 1848-9 Lambeth cholera outbreak

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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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Grosvenor Hospital

Grosvenor Hospital

The splendid Lost Hospitals has been our source for this summary: Opened in 1866 as the Pimlico and Westminster Institute, a dispensary for women and children.  1873 the hospital bought and moved ...

Group, Medicine

1 memorial
Comte Jacques Jean Marie Rogge

Comte Jacques Jean Marie Rogge

He was born on 2 May 1942 in Ghent, Belgium. Elected President of the International Olympic Committee in 2001 and served until 2013 when he was made the IOC's Honorary President, a lifetime positio...

Person, Medicine, Sport / Games, Belgium

1 memorial
Robert Koch

Robert Koch

Discovered the bacilli for anthrax, tuberculosis and cholera. A founder of bacteriology. Born Clausthal, Germany. Died Baden-Baden, Germany.

Person, Medicine, Germany

1 memorial
Joseph Toynbee

Joseph Toynbee

Pioneer ear surgeon and father of economic historian Arnold Toynbee (1852-1883). Born Lincolnshire. From Museum of Wimbledon: "...settled in Wimbledon in 1854 and lived at Beech Holme along Parksid...

Person, Medicine, Philanthropy, Tragedy

1 memorial
St Mark's Hospital

St Mark's Hospital

A hospital specialising in intestinal disorders. Founded by Frederick Salmon to treat patients with anorectal disorders (anus and rectum) - always good to learn a new word. It was one of the first...

Building, Medicine

1 memorial