Water quiz for KS4: John Snow and water contamination #3

 

Where could John Snow quickly get the data he needed?

John Snow returned to Broad Street, the epicentre of the cholera outbreak in London. What does ‘epicentre’ mean?

What pattern did John Snow find by plotting cholera deaths onto a map of London?

What landmarks did John Snow use to section his map into three different parts?

What was the total number of deaths in and around the Broad Street pump that John Snow had on record?

Within the Broad Street pump area, there was a very big workhouse. What street was it on?

Where did the workhouse get its water from?

Who did John Snow have to present his evidence to?

What day and date did John Snow present his findings to the Local Health Commission?

By the Monday after his presentation, the epidemic was almost over. How many days after John Snow’s presentation was this?

What two theories did Henry Whitehead want to debunk (discredit)?

What committee were both John Snow and Henry Whitehead invited to join?

Due to his position as a curate (assistant to vicars and priests), what was Henry Whitehead able to do that John Snow could not?

Where did the Broad Street pump get its water from?

Patient zero was a 4-day old baby girl. In medical science, what does the term ‘patient zero’ mean?

When did patient zero die?

What did the examination of the cesspit and well by the Cholera Outbreak Committee reveal?

What did John Snow say would prevent cholera outbreaks from happening in the future?