Title The ghost map : a street, an epidemic and the hidden power of urban networks / Steven Johnson

Published London : Penguin, 2008

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MELB	614.514094210 Snow Joh/Gma		AVAILABLE

Description 299 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm Summary Tells the story of the cholera epidemic in London in 1854 and the two men John Snow (anaesthetist) and Henry Whitehead (clergyman) who defeated the disease through a combination of local knowledge, scientific research and map-making Notes Originally published: London: Allen Lane, 2006 Bibliography Includes bibliography and index Subject Snow, John, 1813-1858. Whitehead, Henry, 1825-1896. Cholera -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century. Epidemiology -- History -- 19th century. Urban ecology (Sociology) -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century. ISBN 0141029366 (paperback) 9780141029368 (paperback)

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