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Flashcards in Chlorea Eperdemic Deck (4)
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1
Q

What did john snow do

A

Found out how Chlorea worked and found out it’s driving force

2
Q

How does snow explain the many deaths in broad street

A

Families used water from grouse street pump but this pump was contaminated and was where the disease was coming from

3
Q

How does he explain how there were no deaths in the brewery

A

The men were only allowed to drink a certain quantity of malt liquor and never drank water from the pump street therefore they didn’t get the disease

4
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How did snows eveidence show lots of importance

A

He took a very methodical method and went straight to the pint and he took risks