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 ...

Cholera was one of the most devastating diseases to hit Europe in the 19th century, with a series of epidemics taking hundreds of thousands of lives. And because its cause was a mystery, people were ...

In the early 19th century most people believed the disease ... In 1830, the Russian authorities attempted to contain a major cholera outbreak by prohibiting travel to or from affected towns ...

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 ...