|
 John Snow - York, UK Posted by:  dtrebilc
N 53° 57.531 W 001° 05.150
30U E 625589 N 5980639
This water pump and removed handle commemorate the life of John Snow who proved that the disease of Cholera is water borne.
Waymark Code: WM14YQW
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/13/2021
Views: 3
He was born nearby but his work with Cholera was actually carried out in London.
There is a blue plaque on the ground next to the pump and nearby is an information board.
The text on the blue plaque is as follows.
YORK CIVIC TRUST
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 14
The text on the information board is as follows
Dr John Snow (1813-1858) was a Victorian physician, a pioneer in the fields of anaesthesia and epidemiology, famed for his tracing of the source of a cholera outbreak in London's Soho-and confirming that it is a waterborne disease.
John Snow was born on this York street on 15 March 1813 and was baptised in All Saints' Church across the road. His father was a labourer in a local coal-yard.
Aged just 14, John was apprenticed to William Hardcastle, a Newcastle-upon-Tyne surgeon-apothecary who also grew up in this area of York. In 1836, aged 23, he moved to London to complete his medical training.
John became interested in the new anaesthetic agents Ether and Chloroform, devising pumps to ensure accurate dosing and safer surgery. He administered Chloroform to Queen Victoria during the births of Prince Leopold in 1853 and Princess Beatrice in 1857.
Following his early experience of cholera in Newcastle and the 1849 London epidemic, he published 'On the mode of Communication of Cholera', suggesting that cholera was water-borne and caused by contamination of water by sewage. He advocated washing hands before handling food.
During the 1854 Soho epidemic, he plotted the cases on a street map, and proved the link to the Broad Street pump. Despite opposition, the council removed the handle and the epidemic rapidly declined. >br>
Considered the father of epidemiology, the study of the origins and spread of diseases, John Snow died of a stroke on 16 June 1858 and is buried in the Brompton cemetery, London.
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: [Web Link]
Location: Not listed
|
Visit Instructions:
Add another photo of the memorial. You and/or your GPS can be in the photo, but this isn't necessary.
Recent Visits/Logs:
| There are no logs for this waymark yet. |
|
|
|
|