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The facts were even more remarkable when examined
in detail, inasmuch as in streets and localities
Which both companies supplied, the disease singled
out the houses furnished by the Southwark Company.
During the same epidemic, a remarkable
outbreak occurred within a limited area, in the
neighbourhood of Golden Square, the facts of
which were also examined into by Dr. Snow.
There had been a few cases in the neighbourhood
during the month of August, including altogether
up to the 30th, nine deaths. On the 30th, at
least eight cases which ultimately proved fatal
occurred; on the 31st, 56 ; on September 1st, 143 ;
on the 2nd, 116; on the 3rd, 54; and then daily
until the 9th, 46, 36, 30, 28, 12, 11; after which
the disease rapidly disappeared. No less than
616 persons were ascertained to have been attacked
fatally with Cholera within this area, between
August 19th, and September 30th, of whom at
least 415 contracted this disease between August
31st, and September 4th inclusive. It would take
too much time to go fully into details ; suffice it to
say, that Dr. Snow's investigations proved beyond
the shadow of a doubt, that this sudden and evanescent
outbreak was distinctly due to the sewagecontaminated
water of the Broad Street pump,