About This Site

A preliminary version of this Web site, hosted by the Department of Epidemiology at Michigan State University, became operational in 2003. Howard Brody wrote the content for the navigation pages, Mark Watrich designed the site, and Peter Vinten-Johansen and Karl Meisel produced the data content.

The John Snow Archive and Research Companion is designed and hosted by MATRIX: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters, and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University.

The following designers collaborated on the production of this site:

Alicia Sheill (project manager)
Andres Galarza (prototype)
Caitlin Lash (prototype, XHTML/CSS coding, and content)
Mark Root-Wiley (XHTML/CSS coding, content)
Andrew Saulter (XHTML/CSS coding)
Jana Fields (XHTML/CSS coding)
Steen Wichmann (prototype and additional edits to final design)
Scott Pennington (digitization manager)
James Semivan (digitization)
Andy Johnson (digitization)
Krissi Xenakis (main design)

Peter Vinten-Johansen (Department of History, emeritus) controls the content of The John Snow Archive and Research Companion. Suggestions for improvement should be sent to him at:

In addition, please contact him if you have material (illustrations, maps, and interpretive studies) you would like considered for inclusion on this site.

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Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, published 1830 (Local Studies Section, Newcastle Libraries and Information Service).	London Board of Health scouring the city for sources of cholera during the 1832 epidemic (Wellcome Library, London).	Newcastle, with bridge from Gateshead over the River Tyne, 1827 (Local Studies Section, Newcastle Libraries and Information Service).
Ward at the Middlesex Hospital, London, early 19th century.	Map depicting the spread of cholera from the Indian sub-continent, reaching western Europe in 1831-32.	“A Court for King Cholera” (Punch, 1852).
Middlesex Hospital, London, early 19th century.	16-21 Broad Street, 1854; currently 48-58 Broadwick Street (Francis Sheppard, Survey of London, vol. 31, 2: 216).	George Cruickshank's depiction of the portion of the River Thames from which the Southwark Water Works drew its supply, circa 1830.