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- John Snow’s York and his contribution to public health
John Snow’s York and his contribution to public health (talk and walking tour)
Karl Atkin, Steven Oliver
26 September 2014
6pm - 8pmKing’s Manor, K111, Exhibition Square (map)
FREE admission
No booking requiredThe talk will be fully accessible, while the walking tour will require mobility.
Event details
John Snow was born in York in 1813. His family lived in North Street and he was educated in Priory Street. His work on cholera is world famous as it transformed public health by emphasising the importance of non-contaminated water supplies in preventing the spread of infectious disease.
This event will explore John Snow’s early life and connect it to ideas about life and death in early nineteenth-century England. The event will begin with a talk and followed by a walking tour (weather permitting), identifying localities significant in John Snow’s life and ways in which the City of York tackled the growing problem of public health.