John Snow, 1848, 1854

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  • Theory that Cholera was caught orally.
    Mapped out the deaths in Soho, found that most had used the same water pump - Broad Street.
    Removed the handle of the pump, disabling it's use. Number of Cholera deaths fell dramatically.
    Only after Pasteur's Germ Theory did people to accept Snow's theory.