The Case Books of Dr. John Snow: ”July 5, 1856-June 10, 1857”

The Case Books of Dr. John Snow: ”March 7, 1853-December 9, 1854”

His tory, maps and the in ternet: UCLA’s John Snow site

John Snow is closely linked to the his tory of chol era, but even more so to ep i de mi ol ogy, med i cal ge og raphy and car tog ra phy. Yet in most con tem po rary text books the de scrip tion of his work tends to be cur sory, leav ing out rich de tails of his ex is tence. To pres ent a wider view of John Snow and his ac com plish ments, a website was cre ated at the UCLA De part ment of Ep i...

Belskie's 1971 Medallion of John Snow.

The chloroformist to Queen Victoria for the 1853 and 1857 childbirths of, respectively, Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice, Dr. John Snow (1813–1858) is widely celebrated as the “Father of Epidemiology.” Snow’s research helped London combat the waves of cholera which swept the city (right). Sadly, a brain hemorrhage felled John Snow at 45 years of age. Had Snow lived to face Abram Belskie (19...

The Case Books of Dr. John Snow: ”September 3, 1851-March 5, 1853”

Administered Chloroform to a young man in Highgate, the son of a Butcher, whilst Mr. Coulson tied several large haemorrhoids from which the patient had lost a great deal of blood two or three days before. He was a muscular man and accustomed to lift {323) 323 heavy weights, and there was some excitement & considerable rigidity. No sickness. Wednesday 10 Sept. Administered Chloroform to a lady n...

The Case Books of Dr. John Snow: ”July 17, 1848-January 27, 1849”

Mrs. Moody, 64 Cadogan Place. Patient of Mr. Sampson, Chester St. took Chloroform to have some loose folds of integument removed from the verge of the anus. She inhaled gently and steadily and became unconscious without any excitement. In about 3 minutes there was a slight tendency to snoring and the operation was commenced although the sensitivity of the conjunctivae was only in part removed. ...