Dr Snow's map showing the cases of cholera in Broad Street, London, 1854. The map helped to identify the source of the outbreak - a polluted water source. A 19th century illustration depicting a ...

In June 1832, two events stirred up political conflict in Lower Canada: the Place d'Armes by-election, which turned into a tragedy costing several lives, and the cholera epidemic. At the beginning ...

In June 1832, two events stirred up political conflict in Lower Canada: the Place d'Armes by-election, which turned into a tragedy costing several lives, and the cholera epidemic. At the beginning ...

meanwhile warned that the outbreak was set to be one of the worst this century if there was not a massive and immediate effort to bring it under control. "Cholera is simple to treat and prevent ...