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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

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J. Grossman

J. Grossman

District Staff Officer in the St John Ambulance Brigade, No. 1 District Metropolitan Corps, 1906-1949. Commander in the Order of St John.

Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Capt. William George Butcher

Capt. William George Butcher

District Officer in the St John Ambulance Brigade, No. 1 District Metropolitan Corps, 1895-1938. Officer in the Order of St John.

Person, Armed Forces, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Ladywell Mineral Spring

Ladywell Mineral Spring

The medicinal powers of the spring were supposed to help people with poor eyesight. The spring ran dry after the construction of a sewer in the late 19th century. Careful not to confuse this Ladyw...

Place, Medicine

1 memorial
Major A. C. Tunstall, MD, FRCS (ED)

Major A. C. Tunstall, MD, FRCS (ED)

Medical Board in the St John Ambulance Brigade, Metropolitan Corps, 1890-1915. Officer in the Order of St John.

Person, Armed Forces, Emergency Services, Medicine

1 memorial

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W. G. Reed

W. G. Reed

Private Devonshire Regiment. Age 28. 9.

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1 memorial