The cholera epidemic, 1832 (3.1) 4.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? HistoryModern Britain from 1750A2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: Ellief_2000Created on: 03-05-18 13:38 The nature of the disease passed through contaminated water dehydration through loss of fluids caused the most deaths 1 of 4 The cholera-phobia riots 30 recorded riots in Britain Liverpool: 29th May and 8th June 1832, 8 street riots against the local medical men it was a generally held belief that cholera victims were murdered by doctors for dissection grave-robbing was common 2 of 4 The goverment's reaction sent two medical commissioners to St.Petersburg, Russia, where there had been an outbreak. Resulted in a tempoary Board of Health being set up in 1831 advised local government areas to set up their own boards of health all infected stuff fumigated people with cholera put into qurantine central gov. was, for the first time, recognising that cleanliness is necessary in public health 3 of 4 Beliefs about 'cures' contagionist theory - spread by contact with cholera victims miasma theory - breathed in from infected air herbal remedies; wine, vinegar, camphor, mustard, pepper, garlic and crushed beetles patent medicines prayer 4 of 4
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