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Cholera! Public health in mid-19th century Britain

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Feb 2, 202100:40:27Government & Organizations

The 1848-1849 cholera epidemic in England and Wales was described by a government report as if a ‘foreign army’ had ‘held possession of the country, and slain 53,293 men, women and children’. In t...

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Cholera! Public health in mid-19th century Britain is an episode from The National Archives Podcast Series by The National Archives. The 1848-1849 cholera epidemic in England and Wales was described by a government report as if a ‘for...

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The 1848-1849 cholera epidemic in England and Wales was described by a government report as if a ‘foreign army’ had ‘held possession of the country, and slain 53,293 men, women and children’. In the mid-19th century the country faced an epidemic of filth; poorly drained, overcrowded towns created an environment ripe for diseases like typhus […]

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Published Feb 2, 2021 and 00:40:27 long