oct 27, 1958 - CHOLERA outbreak in HAMBURG
Description:
Germ Theory finally accepted.
HAMBURG AND SUBURB OF ALTONA BOTH
WERE ON THE ELBE RIVER
•
MIASMA THEORY: EVERYONE SHOULD COME
DOWN WITH CHOLERA
•
ALTONA DIDN’T HAVE ANY CASES OF
CHOLERA; THEY FILTERED THEIR WATER
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