John Snow blue plaque

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It was at this spot on Broadwick Street (formerly Broad Street) where Dr. John Snow made the breakthrough discovery that would revolutionize public health forever. During the devastating 1854 cholera outbreak that killed over 600 local residents, Snow meticulously mapped the deaths around this neigh...

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Broadwick Street

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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