Dr John Snow
(1813-1858)

Dr. John Snow 1813-1858 pioneer anaesthetist and epidemiologist lived in a house on this site

53 Frith Street, London, United Kingdom where they lived

To the memory of John Snow 1813-1858. Pioneer anaesthetist and epidemiologist born near here.

Park Inn, North Street, York, United Kingdom where they was born near (1813)

Dr John Snow (1813-1858) Founding father of Epidemiology. In 1854 his research linked deaths to the water pump near this site and thus determined that cholera is a water borne disease

Broadwick Street, London, United Kingdom where they worked

John Snow (1813-1858) Pioneer of Public Health and Anaesthesia Proved that Cholera is water-borne by removing a pump handle Born and lived in North Street until aged 14john snow

North Street Gardens, North Street, York, United Kingdom where they was born (1813) and lived

Dr. John Snow (1813-1858), a noted anaesthetist and physician, lived near the focus of the 1854 Soho Cholera epidemic, which started in August 1854 in Broad Street, as Broadwick Street was then called. In September of that year more than 500 people died in Soho from the disease. Snow had studied cholera in the 1848-9 epidemic in South London and developed a novel theory that polluted drinking water caused the disease. He recognised that cholera cases were clustered around the water pump located here and showed it was the cause of the epidemic. His theory initially met with some disbelief but he convinced the parish council to remove the pump’s handle on the 8th September 1854, to prevent its further use. Removal of the pump handle has become an international symbol of public health. The John Snow Society was founded in 1992 to commemorate Dr Snow’s work. The original pump was situated outside the site where the John Snow public house now stands and this replica has been returned to its historic location, previously marked by a pink granite kerbstone.

Broadwick Street, London, United Kingdom where they was

The Red Granite kerbstone marks the site of the historic BROAD STREET PUMP associated with Dr. John Snow's discovery in 1854 that Cholera is conveyed by water

Broadwick Street, London, United Kingdom where they was