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John Snow and the Broad Street Cholera Outbreak of 1854 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 (霍乱) 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 (卫生) conditions of a citys water supply was responsible. Early Victorian cities also included cowsheds (牛舍) mixed in amongst the houses. These combin