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PAGE  浙江省诸暨市草塔中学高中英语 Unit 1 Great Scientists John Snow and the Broad Street Cholera Outbreak of 1854素材 新人教版必修5 Cholera reached the British Isles in the early 1830s, and outbreaks would continue for the next fifty years. Today, it is well known that cholera is caused by the bacteria Vibria cholerae and is usually spread in poor drinking water. Early theories blamed the infection on mists and miasmas, which led to many of the early attempts to control cholera failing. In reality the poor sanitary conditions of a citys water supply was responsible. Early Victorian cities also included cowsh