02354cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000270011324500740014026400510021430000470026533600260031233700260033833800360036450000310040050801760043152012390060753400450184665300490189165300380194085600430197899900190202166507UtSlPG20260610134532.0mcr n260607r2021||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aRA1 aSnow, John,d1813-185810aCholera and the Water Supply in the South Districts of London in 1854 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2021  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2021-10-10  aRichard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)  a"Cholera and the Water Supply in the South Districts of London in 1854" by John Snow is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century. The work focuses on the epidemiology of cholera and the significant impact of water supply on its outbreak in London, particularly during the devastating epidemic of 1854. It investigates the relationship between water sources and cholera cases, linking the presence of sewage contamination in drinking water to increased mortality rates.  The opening of the publication presents John Snow's early conclusions about cholera's transmission, emphasizing that it originates in the alimentary canal and can spread from person to person, particularly in impoverished conditions where hygiene is neglected. He discusses prior outbreaks and highlights a critical observation: the water supply was often contaminated with sewage, particularly from specific areas of the Thames. Snow outlines his methodical inquiry into the water supply to different households during the cholera epidemic, documenting the connections found through statistical analysis that would ultimately support his hypothesis about the role of clean water in disease prevention. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aCholera -- England -- London -- Epidemiology  aWater-supply -- England -- London40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66507  c107329d107329