The Lambeth Cholera Outbreak of 1848-1849 : The Setting, Causes, Course and Aftermath of an Epidemic in London

Thomas, Amanda J.

McFarland & Co Inc（2009/11発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 274 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780786439898
• DDC分類 614.51409421

Full Description

This work brings together a unique range of sources to reveal a forgotten episode in London's history. Situated opposite Westminster on the south bank of the River Thames, by 1848 Lambeth's waterfront had become London's industrial center and a magnet to migrant workers. The book exposes the suffering of the working population in the face of apathy and ineptitude, and convincingly challenges the long-standing belief that London's numerous cholera outbreaks beginning in 1832 were unrelated. The work combines recent scientific research with first-hand accounts to show for the first time that in the nineteenth century cholera was very probably endemic in the River Thames.

Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments      viii

Preface     

Introduction     

1. The Catalysts for Change and Reform     

2. Public Health: Common Diseases and Cholera     

3. Migration     

4. The Development of Lambeth     

5. Lambeth and the River Thames     

6. The Lambeth District Sanitary Reports     

7. The Cholera Outbreak     

8. The Aftermath     

9. Conclusion     

Chapter Notes     

Bibliography     

Index