Event    From 1848  To 1854

19th century cholera outbreaks

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
19th century cholera outbreaks

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Cholera - Hampstead - 1849

This building was erected by voluntary contributions for a dispensary and sou...

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Cholera - Lambeth - 1848-9

We are tempted to write a letter to the Times ourselves, bemoaning the excess...

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Cholera Pump

Still, this pump has no handle.

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Dr John Snow - site of pump

The red granite kerbstone marks the site of the historic Broad Street pump as...

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