Cholera and public health reform 1830 - 75 [Britain]
Second Stage
If survived collapse follows, then comma and death
Grew and multiplied
Patenet medicine
gods munishment for laed immoral behaviour
Rubbing ointment
'Mmiasma of filth' bretahed from infected air
was spread via contact with victims
features collapse and skin turns black and blue, then diffucult breathing
often body looses several pints of fluid in a few minutes
violent, explosive diarrhoea and vomiting
begins with acutae pain in fingers and toes, spreads to limbs, acompanied by stomach cramps
First Stage
Prayer
The Lancet
Miasmic theory
Contagionist theory
'complete panic'
'great panic'
Time wrote of a;
Victime being buried hastily, possibly before they were dead, and without propper religious ceromonies
Victims were being burien in unconscrated grounds
Doctors were murdering cholera victims
Medical students for bodies for thier anatomy classes
Not specifically directed at authorities, but arose because of specific fears that:
Sheffield
Manchester
London
Birmingham
Bristol
Edinburgh
Liverpool
Leeds
Glasgow
Exeter
The speed with which cholera could strike
High percenatge of fatalities 40-60 % among those contarcting cholera
1866 - 67 resulting in 14,000 deaths
1853 - 54 resulting in 20,000 deaths
1848 - 49 resulting in 62,000 deaths
1831 - 32 resulting in 32,000 deaths
Cholera and public health reform 1830 - 75 [Britain]
A cure for cholera? & suspected cause
Syptoms of Cholera
1832 - 30 recorded 'cholera-phobial' riots
Cholera hit Britain in four massive epedemics
Cholera had a profound effect upon the public and legislators because