Mode of Communication of Cholera – part 2

Mode of Communication of Cholera – part 2

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History, Health Sciences, Biology

1st - 6th Grade

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The transcript discusses the cholera outbreak near the Broad Street pump, noting that children attending a nearby school were affected. A brewery in the area, however, reported no severe cholera cases among its workers, who primarily consumed malt liquor instead of water. The brewery had its own deep well and access to New River water, suggesting that contaminated water from the pump might have been the source of the outbreak. The text highlights the potential for patient evacuations to contaminate the water supply.

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What did Mr. Huggins believe about the workers' drinking habits?

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What was the relationship between the cholera deaths and the pump well?

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