Both Snow and Bazelgette featured in the 2003 BBC docuseries 'Seven Wonders of the Industrial World' in their own episodes, which is also a very good watch. It may still be on Netflix.
@@JagoHazzard Sir Joseph is the great-great grandfather of Peter Bazelgette, the man who founded his own TV production company that later became a part of Endemol, and he did a documentary on his ancestor called The Sewer King (I remember seeing it a while back).
There was an outbreak of cholera on the Isle of Bute, in the same time period. It was traced to a burn or open water source somewhere behind Rothsey Castle. The survivors and unaffected were mostly hard drinkers or alcoholics who diluted their water with whisky. There is even a plaque by the burn noting this.
I recall being told by an "old soak" - (polite term for hopeless drunk) that water was bad for you and should be diluted with whiskey. Perhaps he was onto something!
I remember Map Men have a video about this. But yours focused on the man rather than map. It was their job to focus on the map, after all (and making joke. But I think every British people make a good joke). So even if I have watched the same topic before, I still learned something new. Thank you. Now, John Snow will always be a doctor in my heart instead of a character of murderfest novel
He's also my favourite medical pioneer, along with Joseph Lister. And this is not the only reason I love your channel...the Coors Light reference sealed the deal!
Not only that, he did meticulous studies of who was supplied by which water company. One water company took is water from higher up the Thames where there was less sewage in the water, and another took their water from around the middle of London, where there was a huge amount of sewage in the water, and their customers tended to be the ones dying of cholera. There was no water purification, just 'settling tanks' to get most of the solids out
I hope that when you are able to travel further afield in London that you would consider doing a video on one of my 'heroes', Hugh Myddleton, and the creation of the New River. As someone who lived in Hertfordshire for 14 years I was familiar with the northern end of this fantastic feat of engineering supplying London with clean water. Imagine calculating a fall of 5" in 1 mile so it could work through gravity. Like Snow, Myddleton recognised the need for clean water and the Thames was not going to provide it as it was an open sewer.
Humphrey Bogart, Katherine Hepburn, John Huston and Lauren Bacall were in Africa in 1951 filming "The African Queen." They all drank liquor from morning to night and never got sick from cholera which several crew members contracted, unlike those that didn't drink alcohol from morning to night. I don't know about the state of their livers, though.
I do know of John Snow and his work but not in this detail. So I thank you for expanding my knowledge. One of the surprising things here is that the British army had, for some time, known about the problem with contaminated water getting into drinking water. So you have to wonder why that had not become more widely known at this time. If it had many of the deaths in the American Civil War may have been avoided as most of the deaths were not from combat. I know that there was a number of cholera outbreaks which happened at this time, the two in the early 1830s and 1840s accounting for the deaths of over one hundred thousand people in England. But I have for some time wondered how many were actually from cholera. The reason I mention this is that cholera and arsenic poisoning have very similar symptoms. And death by arsenic poisoning. either accidental or deliberate, was a huge problem at that time. And obtaining arsenic was so simple as it was widely used. As for motivation for poisoning someone. Well the French called poison inheritance powder. I am very much enjoying watching your videos, especially as they cover such a wide range of subjects.
I remember having to write an essay about him in English when i was in school. The story stuck with me for some reason. And no it wasn't because of GOT. I only got into that a couple years later.
Looked at the replica pump on Streetview, looks better than the old pole with parking notices on it. Knew the story but had to hear it again with your wit in the narration.
Oh, thank you for that dig at Coors Light, it's only one step above Bud Light, which should not even be called beer (watered-down, fermented horse p*ss is more like it).
Imagine that... the lady asking her relative "Can you bring some of your water, dear? I don't like the one from here, it's tasteless. But the water down there is sweeter!"
Jon Snow is lucky that there wasn't a Face Book or Instagram in his day to trash his reputation, undermine his work, and brand him as part of a conspiracy seeking to deprive people of their rights and take over the world.
Erm, don't need to, I was referencing OP's comment. Everyone knows who Khaleesi and Jon Snow are together. John Snow is a newsreader, who often had weather people after them. There was a song called John Kettley is a weatherman, it's very silly, but very obscure to anyone under 35 and not in the UK. I also note you jumped defensively without researching first. Good show.
@@JagoHazzard Aye. I don't know how interested you might be in my city's history - it's much younger than your beloved London, but we share a lot of the same architecture. I commented not too long ago on one of your other videos, remarking how I'd always felt a sort of depression when thinking of London, only recently realizing how glorious she is. But anyway, I digress. In 1793, Philadelphia was the temporary capitol of the United States. A slave rebellion in Haiti sent French merchants and refugees into the port of Philadelphia, unwittingly carrying Yellow Fever with them, and soon the disease spread throughout the city. The disease was largely spread through mosquito bites, but they did not know nor understand that, and so all sorts of ills were blamed. Miasma was the primary suspect, with city officials shooting guns and cannons into the air to 'purify' it. In the city of 50,000, approximately 5,000 perished. The number is likely higher, as social status would often dictate the burials and such. There's a really good episode of a documentary series that you, a fellow history geek, might enjoy. It's not long and it's fascinating, as it bears relevance to the various epidemics that struck London, methinks - ua-cam.com/video/P7L5olIfYcI/v-deo.html
This got me thinking - have you considered a video about John Harrison? You could do a whole series on amazing Johns. Not that I'm biased or anything...
British; Snarky; Educated; Articulate; Dry Humor... If Shaun Hastings of Assassin's Creed had a UA-cam channel, this would be it. Love your content, man.
As with much in science and life generally, not always but quite often its those with more ambition than actual talent that can get to the top and so, slow down the progress of development of those with more talent and vision. But which they see as being beneath them in stature and so not wanting to be shown up as being inadequate by them and so show them up to be, just power freaks of little worth.
It's telling that when you said you had a favourite figure in medical history, I was instantly ready to disagree with you and defend my position. You're wrong, it's Dr. T. Young, he's your favourite, trust me.
"Coors Light = raw sewerage" Like John Snow, you are a truth teller Jago!
I teach university statistics and maths and devote a lecture to John Snow--one of my heroes.
Thank you for celebrating this unsung hero. I think his contemporary Joseph Bazelgette might make for a few good chapters as well.
I agree, Sir Joseph and his works would definitely make for a good video.
Both Snow and Bazelgette featured in the 2003 BBC docuseries 'Seven Wonders of the Industrial World' in their own episodes, which is also a very good watch. It may still be on Netflix.
@@JagoHazzard Sir Joseph is the great-great grandfather of Peter Bazelgette, the man who founded his own TV production company that later became a part of Endemol, and he did a documentary on his ancestor called The Sewer King (I remember seeing it a while back).
@@RichardWatt Such sweet irony. The grandson of the man famed for piping shit out of London making his living pumping it back in...
There was an outbreak of cholera on the Isle of Bute, in the same time period. It was traced to a burn or open water source somewhere behind Rothsey Castle. The survivors and unaffected were mostly hard drinkers or alcoholics who diluted their water with whisky. There is even a plaque by the burn noting this.
Cheers to that
I recall being told by an "old soak" - (polite term for hopeless drunk) that water was bad for you and should be diluted with whiskey. Perhaps he was onto something!
I have supped at the pub named after Dr John Snow, lovely pub & good beer. He's also one of my medical heroes, so thank you.
I remember Map Men have a video about this. But yours focused on the man rather than map. It was their job to focus on the map, after all (and making joke. But I think every British people make a good joke).
So even if I have watched the same topic before, I still learned something new. Thank you. Now, John Snow will always be a doctor in my heart instead of a character of murderfest novel
Little did you know on the 9th of February how fitting a tale about an epidemic would be...
No Coors Light ads then.
My dinner almost ended up on my screen when he mentioned that.
He's also my favourite medical pioneer, along with Joseph Lister. And this is not the only reason I love your channel...the Coors Light reference sealed the deal!
John Snow really let himself down when he gave up his work and became a Channel 4 newsreader.
Jon Snow, the journalist, has far from let himself down.
John Snow is a former Sussex and England fast bowler
Not only that, he did meticulous studies of who was supplied by which water company. One water company took is water from higher up the Thames where there was less sewage in the water, and another took their water from around the middle of London, where there was a huge amount of sewage in the water, and their customers tended to be the ones dying of cholera. There was no water purification, just 'settling tanks' to get most of the solids out
I love the old Victorian pictures with skeletons and dead people
You are a great storyteller! Please consider doing more of these interesting subjects!
Well of all the John Snow videos on UA-cam, this is by far the best.
I hope that when you are able to travel further afield in London that you would consider doing a video on one of my 'heroes', Hugh Myddleton, and the creation of the New River. As someone who lived in Hertfordshire for 14 years I was familiar with the northern end of this fantastic feat of engineering supplying London with clean water. Imagine calculating a fall of 5" in 1 mile so it could work through gravity. Like Snow, Myddleton recognised the need for clean water and the Thames was not going to provide it as it was an open sewer.
London’s water supply in general provides a lot to talk about.
I'm partial to Joseph Bell myself - mostly because of his influence on Arthur Conan Doyle. But John Snow is up there too!
Humphrey Bogart, Katherine Hepburn, John Huston and Lauren Bacall were in Africa in 1951 filming "The African Queen." They all drank liquor from morning to night and never got sick from cholera which several crew members contracted, unlike those that didn't drink alcohol from morning to night. I don't know about the state of their livers, though.
As ever, fascinating & informative - thank you; and worth watching just for the Coors comment!! :-)
I do know of John Snow and his work but not in this detail. So I thank you for expanding my knowledge. One of the surprising things here is that the British army had, for some time, known about the problem with contaminated water getting into drinking water. So you have to wonder why that had not become more widely known at this time. If it had many of the deaths in the American Civil War may have been avoided as most of the deaths were not from combat.
I know that there was a number of cholera outbreaks which happened at this time, the two in the early 1830s and 1840s accounting for the deaths of over one hundred thousand people in England. But I have for some time wondered how many were actually from cholera. The reason I mention this is that cholera and arsenic poisoning have very similar symptoms. And death by arsenic poisoning. either accidental or deliberate, was a huge problem at that time. And obtaining arsenic was so simple as it was widely used. As for motivation for poisoning someone. Well the French called poison inheritance powder.
I am very much enjoying watching your videos, especially as they cover such a wide range of subjects.
I remember having to write an essay about him in English when i was in school. The story stuck with me for some reason. And no it wasn't because of GOT. I only got into that a couple years later.
Looked at the replica pump on Streetview, looks better than the old pole with parking notices on it. Knew the story but had to hear it again with your wit in the narration.
Thank you!
Oh, thank you for that dig at Coors Light, it's only one step above Bud Light, which should not even be called beer (watered-down, fermented horse p*ss is more like it).
Great video, the coors light joke was a nice touch!
I bet you didn't know how topical this video would be when you posted it back in February. :(
Imagine that... the lady asking her relative "Can you bring some of your water, dear? I don't like the one from here, it's tasteless. But the water down there is sweeter!"
We need someone now like John Snow to deal with this COVID-19 outbreak
Jon Snow is lucky that there wasn't a Face Book or Instagram in his day to trash his reputation, undermine his work, and brand him as part of a conspiracy seeking to deprive people of their rights and take over the world.
@@pulaski1 You'd have thought that people get smarter as the time passes and technology advances, alas...
@@pulaski1 Edward Jenner faced enough abuse about vaccination. Wasn't necessarily any better then!
@@hairyairey Or when Ignaz Semmelwies was mocked for advocating that doctors wash their hands before delivering babies.
EXcellently researched and explained as always
One of the final glimpses of the before times 😣
When I come across the name "John Snow", I think first of the newsreader.
John Kettley is a weatherman.
Khaleesi was his wife i presume ?
Google "John Kettley is a weatherman"
@@MrFlashpoint1978 Google "Khaleesi and John Snow"
Erm, don't need to, I was referencing OP's comment. Everyone knows who Khaleesi and Jon Snow are together. John Snow is a newsreader, who often had weather people after them. There was a song called John Kettley is a weatherman, it's very silly, but very obscure to anyone under 35 and not in the UK. I also note you jumped defensively without researching first. Good show.
3:04 Beuuuurk...I almost puked when I saw that flash before my screen.
Best description of Coors Lite ever...
The 1793 Yellow Fever Epidemic that hit Philadelphia was also blamed on miasma. Specifically, a bit of rotting coffee on the Arch Street wharf.
Interesting, I didn’t know about that one.
@@JagoHazzard Aye. I don't know how interested you might be in my city's history - it's much younger than your beloved London, but we share a lot of the same architecture. I commented not too long ago on one of your other videos, remarking how I'd always felt a sort of depression when thinking of London, only recently realizing how glorious she is. But anyway, I digress. In 1793, Philadelphia was the temporary capitol of the United States. A slave rebellion in Haiti sent French merchants and refugees into the port of Philadelphia, unwittingly carrying Yellow Fever with them, and soon the disease spread throughout the city. The disease was largely spread through mosquito bites, but they did not know nor understand that, and so all sorts of ills were blamed. Miasma was the primary suspect, with city officials shooting guns and cannons into the air to 'purify' it. In the city of 50,000, approximately 5,000 perished. The number is likely higher, as social status would often dictate the burials and such. There's a really good episode of a documentary series that you, a fellow history geek, might enjoy. It's not long and it's fascinating, as it bears relevance to the various epidemics that struck London, methinks - ua-cam.com/video/P7L5olIfYcI/v-deo.html
It turns out John Snow does know a thing or two...
Cholera humbug? We can call that ignorance now, but we have people like that in this time 🤨
It’s always good to see the man behind the map! Well researched, as ever! Did he know of winter was coming though?
You know something, John Snow. *_salutes_*
Very similar to the story about Aldgate pump and matter from corpses in a nearby cemetery contaminating the water
track and trace! seems we have learned or ignored much or little....great vid!
Love the reference to 'Rocky Mountain Panther Piss' (colors light.
Thank god I’m not the only person that has Dr Snow as one of my heroes ☺️ x
Splendid, thank you.
This got me thinking - have you considered a video about John Harrison? You could do a whole series on amazing Johns. Not that I'm biased or anything...
All that and he manages to read the news on Channel 4, and 18:54 is just before the 7 o’clock news
I think I first learned this from Connections on BBC!
That was a good show.
He’s one of my heroes too.
British; Snarky; Educated; Articulate; Dry Humor... If Shaun Hastings of Assassin's Creed had a UA-cam channel, this would be it. Love your content, man.
Thanks!
Super video, thanks
My father called Coors Light, Bishop's Pee 😂😂😂
Extremely interesting.
Brilliant 👍
Coors Light 😂😂
How far we have come in 150 years.
Why was the name of Broad Street changed to Broadwick Street?
As with much in science and life generally, not always but quite often its those with more ambition than actual talent that can get to the top and so, slow down the progress of development of those with more talent and vision. But which they see as being beneath them in stature and so not wanting to be shown up as being inadequate by them and so show them up to be, just power freaks of little worth.
lol coors light!
Sir Bernard Spillsbury and there's nothing wrong with Coors if you can't get anything else.
John Snow + Khaleesi would of made beautiful babies
It's telling that when you said you had a favourite figure in medical history, I was instantly ready to disagree with you and defend my position. You're wrong, it's Dr. T. Young, he's your favourite, trust me.
The Fauci of the day...
Not the faucet of the day though