Article ID: CBB001220542

Plague of Icy Breath. Cholera and the Gateshead Community 1831--1832 (2010)

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The impact of cholera epidemics on communities around the world during the 19th century has generated a vast array of resources for the medical historian. However, the more readily available testimonies of doctors and local boards of health dominate the literature, whilst our understanding of the experience of individuals, particularly the destitute victims of cholera and their families, is sparse.This article analyses a collection of unpublished documents assembled by an antiquary, John Bell, from Gateshead, North-East England, in 1831--1832, in order to reconstruct the experience of the local community as they prepared themselves for the arrival of cholera and how they responded to its devastating effects. The paper concludes by examining the enduring changes prompted by the community reaction to the cholera outbreak of 1831--1832, including the establishment of the Gateshead Dispensary.

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Authors & Contributors
Tina Travagliante
Rubini, Mauro
Dellù, Elena
Gozzi, Alessandro
Zaio, Paola
Libianchi, Nunzia
Concepts
Disease and diseases
Public health
Epidemics
Cholera
Infectious diseases
Medicine
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
20th century
Qajar dynasty, Iran (1794-1925)
Early modern
Places
England
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Mexico
Great Britain
Sicily
Valencia (Spain)
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