History of Clinical Research - IPPCR Video and Handout Archive
History of Clinical Research - IPPCR Video and Handout Archive
History of Clinical Research - IPPCR Video and Handout Archive
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John Snow<br />
(1813-1858)<br />
1858)<br />
Born in York, Engl<strong>and</strong><br />
• British physician, i anesthesiologist<br />
i t<br />
• Medical hygiene pioneer<br />
• Father <strong>of</strong> modern epidemiology for work in<br />
tracing the source <strong>of</strong> a cholera outbreak in<br />
Soho, Engl<strong>and</strong> (1854)<br />
• Spot map illustrates cases <strong>of</strong><br />
cholera centered around pump<br />
• Statistics illustrate connection<br />
between quality <strong>of</strong> water<br />
source <strong>and</strong> cholera cases<br />
Study was major event in<br />
• Study was major event in<br />
public health history