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ladyaligator's review against another edition
dark
informative
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death
kayteeem's review against another edition
4.0
Finished this a while ago. I liked the main part of the book, didn't care for the afterword.
kniferoomba's review
informative
medium-paced
4.0
This book provides an accessible yet thorough look at the events of the London cholera epidemics, with good insights into the minds of scientists and laypeople alike regarding the rationale behind the miasma conception of illness. I did feel that once the author stepped outside of insights regarding the direct impact of cholera and the discovery of waterborne disease transmission, and into conjecture around the future of urbanization, he left the appropriate scope of this book behind. However, the majority of the work was focused and enlightening on the topics presented.
heroineinabook's review against another edition
3.0
While interesting, tends to meander a bit before it gets to the point.
kimball_hansen's review against another edition
3.0
Barely 3 stars, This story was decent. The cholera virus in London all hinged around the famous pump handle that finally got removed. I still not know how it got started, the baby's diaper? The author got really Doomsday-y at the end as well political. I want to see what he thinks of this retarded Coronavirus. He'd have a fit.
I want to see pics of the streets, cess pools, and sewers of how they were back then. Living conditions were so nasty back then.
The city of Soho had 400 people per square acre whereas the New York the twin towers harbors 50,000 people on a given workday.
The removal of the refuse of a large town is one of the most important of social operations.
Our excess calcium in our bones is a result of recycling. That's why we can walk upright.
Life expectancy for the working poor during this time of the England cholera in 1854 was 16 years.
Nausea and smelling is a survival method.
It is estimated that a quarter of the world's population will be squatters in the year 2030. Nope, no good.
New York City is the most Green City in the world because so many people use public transportation or walk.
I want to see pics of the streets, cess pools, and sewers of how they were back then. Living conditions were so nasty back then.
The city of Soho had 400 people per square acre whereas the New York the twin towers harbors 50,000 people on a given workday.
The removal of the refuse of a large town is one of the most important of social operations.
Our excess calcium in our bones is a result of recycling. That's why we can walk upright.
Life expectancy for the working poor during this time of the England cholera in 1854 was 16 years.
Nausea and smelling is a survival method.
It is estimated that a quarter of the world's population will be squatters in the year 2030. Nope, no good.
New York City is the most Green City in the world because so many people use public transportation or walk.
bristlecone's review against another edition
4.0
This was an excellent read. The author intertwines the story of the 1954 London cholera outbreak with the the development of public health and epidemiology. He brilliantly combines the importanceance if diversity in approaches, critical analysis of evidence, and building of cumulative knowledge in responding to crises and facilitating scientific advances. While the majority of the book is unbelievably cohesive, I did feel like the epilogue was overreaching and detracted from the an otherwise impressive story