EPISODE · Sep 12, 2026 · 13 MIN

John Snow and the Broad Street Pump: Unraveling Victorian Cholera

from The Proper British History Podcast: Kings, Queens, Wars, Empire, Politics, Revolutions, Royalty and the Historical Great Britain · host Podily

This episode looks at how John Snow, a 19th‑century anaesthetist turned epidemiologist, used geographic mapping to pinpoint the source of a deadly cholera outbreak in Soho. It examines the evidence he gathered, the scientific arguments he faced, and what historians today agree or dispute about his role and legacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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