1854: Physician John Snow convinces a London local council to remove the handle from a pump in Soho. A deadly cholera epidemic in the neighborhood comes to an end immediately, though perhaps ...

John Snow started mapping incidences of the disease in Soho, and noticed clusters around the Broad Street water pump. Snow disabled the pump (a recently restored replica of which stands outside ...

If you’re schlepping around Soho and want to welcome back the Jon Snow pump, you can find it outside the John Snow Pub on Broadwick Street. Spending the day in W1? Here's our guide to Soho.

John Snow is often called the founder of epidemiology, the study of health in populations. He is best known for his work on tracking the spread of cholera during an epidemic in London in 1854. It ...

John Snow showed that London's cholera outbreak arose from bad water, not the moral failings of the poor. His legacy can help tackle new problems like Covid-19.

Snow compiled data on the two sets of London households and found that during an 1854 epidemic there were 315 deaths from cholera per 10,000 homes among those supplied by Southwark-Vauxhall but ...

On September 7, 1854, Dr. John Snow took his research to the officials, ... Soho, London - a monument to Dr. John Snow in recognition of his actions.

Hundreds of people gathered at the John Snow pub on Broadwick Street, Soho. The men in question, James Bull and Jonathan Williams, attended the protest and held hands outside the building.

A mass same-sex "kiss-in" has been staged outside a pub in central London where two men said they were ejected on Wednesday for kissing each other. Hundreds of people gathered at the John Snow pub ...