You missed out a key part of the investigation! During the same outbreak there was an unexplained death of a wealthier person nowhere near the pump, and upon investigation it was found that the person got their maid to go collect water from that specific pump, because they liked the taste of it.
I’ve walked hundreds of times in front of a pub called “The John Snow” in central London. Only now did it click that today’s Broadwick street is the former Broad street where John Snow carried out his research!!
Wow. I just finished the book The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic - and How it Changed Science, Cities and the Modern World, by Steven Johnson. Really fascinating. John Snow had to battle the Miasmatists-people who believed that foul air caused disease, even though there was no solid proof of it. The belief in miasmas led the city into draining the cesspools into the Thames and polluting that water source, which made things worse. The author goes on to talk about population density and our relationship with disease, and it’s an interesting read, especially at a time like this. It was published a few years ago, so his “rosier” outlook on how our world would effectively handle a future pandemic is a bit...dumbfounding...but highly worth the read. It’s also available via audiobook if you’d rather listen to it!
I love how Johnson not only conveys the scientific information but also blends in a real portrait of the people involved and the place they inhabited. Brilliant read.
@@jellyfishi_ Are you saying that HCQ works? Because it's been proven to have no effect in multiple studies. It's a malaria drug that slowly makes you blind and gives heart problems and doesn't prevent COVID-19
It's interesting how this was happening is from the large surge in population from London's industrialization. The disease coming from improper cleanliness of water supply. It's sad that in a lot of developing countries today it still happens. Take the Ganges in India for an example.
I read that book too, very interesting. The scene that stuck with me was the woman's letter depicting her horrific mastectomy... his (and his patients) contributions to anaesthetics are appreciated.
It’s also a really amazing display of how important good graphics displays of data really are. Imagine if Snow had reduced this to a PowerPoint slide with a bar graph by address. Nope, wouldn’t have gotten the message across.
Thanks again for another great video. There’s a second part to this story that I feel is often overlooked: John Snow was the healthcare professional who found the cause of the disease, and then the engineer Joseph Bazalgette built London’s first sewage system since the ancient Romans left the city and which Londoners still rely on. There’s a small memorial to Bazalgette on London’s embankment that he built which I think is often overlooked. As to the pump that was closed off based on John Snow’s evidence, it was still there on Broad Street until recently, but when I went to look for it last summer disappointingly I couldn’t find it.
A similar story was told to me when I took a guided tour of the Hamburg (Germany) City Hall. In the courtyard of the City Hall, there is a statue of the Greek goddess of Hygiene, to commemorate that a Hamburg doctor traced back the source of a cholera epidemic to a particular well or public pump and thus saved the city's citizens.
John Snow was a legend. He was one the pioneers in the field of Anesthesiology. Those pioneers were the reason Anesthesiology has become a branch of Medicine as it is today. It's still evolving though. I'm privileged to be one.
I love the way you tell stories, especially ones about history. Looking forward to many more of these videos of different historical events that may be underreported
John Snow is both considered the Father of Epidemiology and his work also laid the foundation for the frequently forgotten Sanitation Movement which was responsible for the concept of modern sewers and plumbing. The current London sewers were build because of this movement and Chicago was quite literally raised up a few feet to allow a sewer to be built while the city was still in operation.
Saw this video when it came out. Then I more recently started watching The Frankenstein Chronicles on Netflix. Season 2 features a "plague" during the 1830's on a specific street. It features this plague heavily in the plot. given the location and time frame is no doubt a direct reference to the Broad Street cholera outbreak! Really cool little piece of history plopped right in the middle of an amazing show that only the knowledgeable would've noticed! If you haven't seen The Frankenstein Chronicles yet and you have Netflix I highly recommend you go watch both seasons currently available on the streaming service. Sherlock Holmes mixed with the classic Mary Shelley's Frankenstein horror universe to make a horror/ suspenseful/ crime detective mystery. Unlike any other show I've ever seen!
Not just epidemiology, urban/town planners often have a class involving the historical development of cities and towns (specifically the garden city movement) and John snow gets a special mention for his work in public health! Also, there was a woman who lived in a different part of London who had her sons deliver water from the Broad St Pump as she preferred the taste of the water from it, and died from cholera when the outbreak occurred, providing further evidence that cholera was spread through the water, and not the air as per the miasma theory of disease!
It’s already been stated, but a great series that goes more into death over Dr. Snow and Cholera is Extra History’s 5 part episodes on the “Broad Street Pump.” Go check it out! The creators are awesome!
I watch a lot of programmes based around historical past. I'm pretty sure that it was the tv series programme Victoria. They also addressed all these elements to his investigation. It's cool to see the story again here.
Interesting little sidenote on one of the graphics of this video. In the deaths notice, the next guy after John Snow is John Maund MD. He co-founded the Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne which is Australia’s oldest specialist women’s hospital. It’s also the hospital I was born in ;)
How I heard the story was that there was one cholera case further away from the pump and he asked that guy and he said his mother preferred the water from that pump. So he could confirm from that outlier that the pump was the problem.
Curiosamente el que arregló lo del cólera hacía drenaje de terrenos para trenes, lo que llevó a que al remodelar la ciudad se hicieran mejor alcantarillado y también los subterraneos
There's a great pub on that corner now, named 'John Snow' some of the cheapest beer you will find in London (£3.85 a Pint) used to be my regular after work.
welcome to the world of geographic information systems, this as one of the first examples of GIS. I learned about it a few years back in my class lectures.
Water is boiled during the beer making process, so the high temperature of the boiled water kills the germs, thus making the beer safer to drink than plain water.
For all of you who say, "how can I make i difference" sometimes all it takes is just one person to try and change things, you maybe not be heard at first, but persist enough and someone will listen
There's also a terrific book on this, called 'The Ghost Map', by Steven Johnson. It's a great read and I really recommend it, if you're interested in this story.
I live in the area of London most affected by the outbreak (where the poor people used to live). A couple years back, a local estate agent printed their company flyer on the back of a mini replica of an actual poster warning people of a cholera outbreak in the 1800's. I kept it and thought it was really cool and a nod to the history of the area and the people who lived in it (especially now since some properties in the area are now some of the most expensive in the country - where the place was one big SLUM less than 100 years ago).
Fun fact: The Broad Street Pump is still there today, though it's a replica. A pub nearby is also called the John Snow pub.
Nothing fun about that fact.
The handle of the pump (or perhaps a replica) is now in the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
@Deadpoppin How is it fun?
Nice
That IS a fun fact! Thanks for sharing
You missed out a key part of the investigation! During the same outbreak there was an unexplained death of a wealthier person nowhere near the pump, and upon investigation it was found that the person got their maid to go collect water from that specific pump, because they liked the taste of it.
this water taste good, hmm, i must make sure to tell my maid to bring more of it.
I was waiting for this to be brought up in the video.I was surprised that it wasn’t.
that rich person said "GOTTA get me some of that cholera water"
"Mmmm! This water does taste good!! Wonder what makes it so tasteful? Hey, send a maid for more of this goodness!!"
"Mmmm fetch me the diaper contaminated water dear maid!"
I’ve walked hundreds of times in front of a pub called “The John Snow” in central London. Only now did it click that today’s Broadwick street is the former Broad street where John Snow carried out his research!!
Good thought. I’m lazy. it was too long to read.
woah! i used to walk by it to get lunch and honestly never noticed
well people who only drink alcohol survived....
you could also title this video "i really love my red marker"
Mmm red marker....
@@PhilEdwardsInc Mmm
Lol that's a good one
Hey guys maybe its the water containing human faeces and not the mist
People: You know nothing Jon snow
if the feces is from henry cavill i'll drink it
Aye extra credits reference
people: you dont have experience death.. that why u don't know
Actually, in this case it's John Snow. Jon is in GOT; John is the one in London. Both were told that they knew nothing.
99% of people rely on on the 1% to progress
Wow. I just finished the book The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic - and How it Changed Science, Cities and the Modern World, by Steven Johnson. Really fascinating. John Snow had to battle the Miasmatists-people who believed that foul air caused disease, even though there was no solid proof of it. The belief in miasmas led the city into draining the cesspools into the Thames and polluting that water source, which made things worse. The author goes on to talk about population density and our relationship with disease, and it’s an interesting read, especially at a time like this. It was published a few years ago, so his “rosier” outlook on how our world would effectively handle a future pandemic is a bit...dumbfounding...but highly worth the read. It’s also available via audiobook if you’d rather listen to it!
I love how Johnson not only conveys the scientific information but also blends in a real portrait of the people involved and the place they inhabited. Brilliant read.
@@seonaelizabethcoster8465 His writing style is fantastic. Reads more like a mystery thriller.
@@jellyfishi_ Are you saying that HCQ works? Because it's been proven to have no effect in multiple studies. It's a malaria drug that slowly makes you blind and gives heart problems and doesn't prevent COVID-19
It's interesting how this was happening is from the large surge in population from London's industrialization. The disease coming from improper cleanliness of water supply. It's sad that in a lot of developing countries today it still happens. Take the Ganges in India for an example.
I read that book too, very interesting. The scene that stuck with me was the woman's letter depicting her horrific mastectomy... his (and his patients) contributions to anaesthetics are appreciated.
**Snow looking at a portrait of Victoria**
"S H E ' S M Y Q U E E N"
Oh how I was searching for this comment my friend 😂
P R O T E C T T H E A N T Q U E E N
owo
Ma queen
i dunt want it
It’s also a really amazing display of how important good graphics displays of data really are. Imagine if Snow had reduced this to a PowerPoint slide with a bar graph by address. Nope, wouldn’t have gotten the message across.
Miasma stupidity still exists today in the form of 5G paranoia
Only karens believe it
Turns out John Snow knew quite a lot?
I was about to comment this too.
You do know something John Snow.
Ygritte: You know nothing Jon Snow.
Jon Snow: You sure 'bout that?
I was looking for this comment :D
You forgot the brooding.
Jon: I know a lot about cholera
Came here just for this... Lol
😂last hasayo kto le
_"Drinking on the job saved their lives!"_
Now, this is the inspiration I was looking for!
better safe than sorry ;)
John Snow: *shows the public why everyone dies on cholera*
UK: "You know nothing John Snow"
"You know nothing, John Snow"
John Snow: Hold my map
If anyone’s interested in this, extra credits did a whole series on it
EL DIABLO just look up extra credits broad street pump
What my mom wants me to wear when I go outside 0:08
@@ghostify8515 What my anxiety makes me feel 0:04
This is the best part 6:57 !
This is the John Snow the prophecy promised, the one we deserve!
King in the north!
KING IN THE NORTH 🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣
Thanks again for another great video. There’s a second part to this story that I feel is often overlooked: John Snow was the healthcare professional who found the cause of the disease, and then the engineer Joseph Bazalgette built London’s first sewage system since the ancient Romans left the city and which Londoners still rely on.
There’s a small memorial to Bazalgette on London’s embankment that he built which I think is often overlooked.
As to the pump that was closed off based on John Snow’s evidence, it was still there on Broad Street until recently, but when I went to look for it last summer disappointingly I couldn’t find it.
A similar story was told to me when I took a guided tour of the Hamburg (Germany) City Hall. In the courtyard of the City Hall, there is a statue of the Greek goddess of Hygiene, to commemorate that a Hamburg doctor traced back the source of a cholera epidemic to a particular well or public pump and thus saved the city's citizens.
Every Medical Expert: You know nothing, John Snow!
John Snow: Hold my Water Pump...
Was about to make this joke. You, sir, beat me to it
“That’s right. Drinking on the job saved their lives.” 🍻 Ahhh...the good ol’ days.
The Random House - That’s ONE ☝️ way to interpret the statement. What else you got? 🤔
Save water, drink beer.
John Snow was a legend. He was one the pioneers in the field of Anesthesiology. Those pioneers were the reason Anesthesiology has become a branch of Medicine as it is today. It's still evolving though. I'm privileged to be one.
I love the way you tell stories, especially ones about history. Looking forward to many more of these videos of different historical events that may be underreported
I would recommend “extra history”s series on the cholera epidemic. One of the best series I’ve watched.
My GIS professor told us about this story. It was my favorite lecture from that class, and one of my favorite courses in college.
Great men that saved a lot of lives, They’re a lot of his videos and books online. Without John snow we couldn’t have toilets facilities too. RIP
John Snow: The disease is spreading, people are dying.
Ygritte: We should have stayed in that cave.
When I first came across this way back, I cannot believe how incredible it was and never forgot how good Snow's methods were. It stucked to me since.
John Snow is both considered the Father of Epidemiology and his work also laid the foundation for the frequently forgotten Sanitation Movement which was responsible for the concept of modern sewers and plumbing. The current London sewers were build because of this movement and Chicago was quite literally raised up a few feet to allow a sewer to be built while the city was still in operation.
Jon snow finally knew it all along!
Those crows at castle black
0:19 respect the drip karen
🥵
literally
'How we fight outbreaks....""
*The 45th President of the United States of America left the chat room*
John Donaldson dude at least he is trying
*M4A has entered the chat*
@@mrwar8523 what, by suggesting people inject bleach?
Saw this video when it came out. Then I more recently started watching The Frankenstein Chronicles on Netflix. Season 2 features a "plague" during the 1830's on a specific street. It features this plague heavily in the plot. given the location and time frame is no doubt a direct reference to the Broad Street cholera outbreak! Really cool little piece of history plopped right in the middle of an amazing show that only the knowledgeable would've noticed! If you haven't seen The Frankenstein Chronicles yet and you have Netflix I highly recommend you go watch both seasons currently available on the streaming service. Sherlock Holmes mixed with the classic Mary Shelley's Frankenstein horror universe to make a horror/ suspenseful/ crime detective mystery. Unlike any other show I've ever seen!
0:22: When I hit my toe on the corner of a table leg
Hahaha
Lydia Jones 😂 Too true
Lol
I've watched many in-depth videos about his work but glad to see you guys finally cover it!
Not just epidemiology, urban/town planners often have a class involving the historical development of cities and towns (specifically the garden city movement) and John snow gets a special mention for his work in public health! Also, there was a woman who lived in a different part of London who had her sons deliver water from the Broad St Pump as she preferred the taste of the water from it, and died from cholera when the outbreak occurred, providing further evidence that cholera was spread through the water, and not the air as per the miasma theory of disease!
It is quite interesting to see how people always consider themselves as omniscient until future folks hold them responsible for their ignorance
1:34 you can see the road I live on on that map however most of the streets around it are now different. Cool to see how much history my road has
Editing of vox videos is like beyond great..
Very interesting and inspirational. Thank you for your work Dr. John Snow :)
VOX I want more of this type of content PLSSS, It is so goooooood.....Like I want a longer duration of this.
Sobering reminder that we still know so little about the world and how even the simplest of organisms - viruses - are still a total mystery to us.
It’s already been stated, but a great series that goes more into death over Dr. Snow and Cholera is Extra History’s 5 part episodes on the “Broad Street Pump.” Go check it out! The creators are awesome!
John Snow: Cholera does not come in the form of mist, it came from the pump.
Londoners: *YOU KNOW NOTHING, JOHN SNOW*
This JOHN SNOW knows something!
Ps: sorry couldn't resist.
I watch a lot of programmes based around historical past. I'm pretty sure that it was the tv series programme Victoria. They also addressed all these elements to his investigation. It's cool to see the story again here.
You now nothing Jon snow!
( Thanks Extra history for their videos about cholera " Broad street pump" was a good watch too).
the intro to this had more suspenseful music than Infinity War's trailers
i dont know how to process this
Unsung Heroes. Thank you for this ! Plz make more videos like this.
Interesting little sidenote on one of the graphics of this video. In the deaths notice, the next guy after John Snow is John Maund MD. He co-founded the Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne which is Australia’s oldest specialist women’s hospital. It’s also the hospital I was born in ;)
john snow is my favourite scientist, thanks for making a video about him and the pump :)
I'm getting FrostPunk vibes from the Music
Time to get incinerated.
How I heard the story was that there was one cholera case further away from the pump and he asked that guy and he said his mother preferred the water from that pump. So he could confirm from that outlier that the pump was the problem.
Excellent production, another first-class Vox product.
This case was also iconic in graphic design as being the first effective info graph.
Curiosamente el que arregló lo del cólera hacía drenaje de terrenos para trenes, lo que llevó a que al remodelar la ciudad se hicieran mejor alcantarillado y también los subterraneos
Your editor needs a raise.
Whoever does Vox’s sound design needs a raise
So John Snow did know something after all. 😂
"Drinking at the job, save their life".... well said, Sir.. well said :D
This video the type to show up in my recommended in 2120 ifykyk
Had to read this book for school and found it so interesting! So surprised that vox is covering it and it showed up on my feed!!
You knew everything, Jon Snow
There's a great pub on that corner now, named 'John Snow' some of the cheapest beer you will find in London (£3.85 a Pint) used to be my regular after work.
That's how science work. Data and Evidence driven!
The intro and Background music of this video is beautiful....
Do you know what it is? Seems like Vivaldi but I'm not sure!
Found it! Dangerous Affairs by Inon Zur!
The Ghost Map is also a great book on this case study as well.
This is in Cosmos and many books 📚 but I am glad Vox is doing something serious and linked to our current issues while being informative. Thank you 🙏
welcome to the world of geographic information systems, this as one of the first examples of GIS. I learned about it a few years back in my class lectures.
Are you telling me that people from his time said "you know nothing, John Snow"?
*smiles in extra credits*
Even in the early days, data have proven its power! Really loved how he proved everything with data and his analysis
I just finished reading The Ghost Map a few months ago and it's a great read for anyone who wants to know more!
0:36 did his watch end?
Loved the dramatic music!
Water is boiled during the beer making process, so the high temperature of the boiled water kills the germs, thus making the beer safer to drink than plain water.
The nostalgia when you get a Vox video about one of the SAT passages you did back in high school.
This video is the reason I subscribe to this channel. I just learnt something and I was entertained.
For all of you who say, "how can I make i difference" sometimes all it takes is just one person to try and change things, you maybe not be heard at first, but persist enough and someone will listen
Come on, how many videos about John Snow do we need?
Yep, seen this video like 5 times!
More...more I say!!
I am currently studying this and this was the most informative video I have come across across!
I feel like this story could make a great movie someday. Very inciteful and interesting watch
The video editor surely deserves a raise
There's also a terrific book on this, called 'The Ghost Map', by Steven Johnson. It's a great read and I really recommend it, if you're interested in this story.
Wonderful piece
If you're interested in this tale, read " The Ghost Map" by Stephen Johnson. Super brilliant read.
I live in the area of London most affected by the outbreak (where the poor people used to live). A couple years back, a local estate agent printed their company flyer on the back of a mini replica of an actual poster warning people of a cholera outbreak in the 1800's. I kept it and thought it was really cool and a nod to the history of the area and the people who lived in it (especially now since some properties in the area are now some of the most expensive in the country - where the place was one big SLUM less than 100 years ago).
John Snow is also considered one of the founders of Environmental Engineering and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
For people not understanding how important this is.
It's preety much the Monalisa of science, geography, and maybe even forensic sciences
"You know nothing john snow!"
this was a common thing that people said to him
Stunning. Thanks, Vox!
Thank you VOX Thank you Thank you. Please keep up the good videos.
Yay! Vox Almanac is back! Been a long time
This channel is so so so amazing !!!!!
Where can I find an infinite amount of videos like this, but available all at once?
i love the edit of this video, especially the music
Always awesome at presenting...... Vox
Dr. John’s theory and investigation is legit Sherlock Holmes stuff.
We learned this in school, i really want to visit the broad street pump one day. Its been memorialised outside the John Snow pub
“One London doctor, Jon Snow”
...
Wait wait... holdup... come again????
Brilliant work as always!!! What is the string music in the beginning?
I'm trying to find that too!