Amanda J. Thomas

The Lambeth Cholera Outbreak of 1848-1849

The Setting, Causes, Course and Aftermath of an Epidemic in London

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 276
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. November 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 452g
• ISBN-13: 9780786439898
• ISBN-10: 0786439890
• Artikelnr.: 26573429

Autorenporträt

Freelance writer Amanda J. Thomas lives in Harpenden, Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom.

Inhaltsangabe

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