John Snow, a prominent anesthesiologist ... professor emeritus of epidemiology at the UCLA School of Public Health. With this map of South London, Snow believed he could prove that cholera was ...

One of the most important maps in human history was not created by a professional cartographer or navigator. It was made in 1854 by a London physician named John Snow. He suspected that the cholera ...

Dr John Snow, a physician and specialist ... Dr Snow's map showing the cases of cholera in Broad Street, London, 1854. The map helped to identify the source of the outbreak - a polluted water ...

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.

Part of our Best Pubs in London microsite ... who was the first to find evidence that cholera spreads through tainted water. John Snow started mapping incidences of the disease in Soho, and ...