Water quiz for KS4: John Snow and water contamination #3
 
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Where could John Snow quickly get the data he needed?
The Office of the Attorney General
The Office of National Statistics
The Office of the Registrar General
John Snow returned to Broad Street, the epicentre of the cholera outbreak in London. What does ‘epicentre’ mean?
The central point of something
The circumference of something
The concentric circles around something
What pattern did John Snow find by plotting cholera deaths onto a map of London?
The epicentre was the Broad Street pump, and death rates decreased farther away
The epicentre was the Little Marlborough pump, and death rates decreased farther away
The epicentre was the Warwick Street pump, and death rates increased farther away
What landmarks did John Snow use to section his map into three different parts?
Businesses
Houses
Pumps
What was the total number of deaths in and around the Broad Street pump that John Snow had on record?
74
84
92
Within the Broad Street pump area, there was a very big workhouse. What street was it on?
Broad Street
Great Marlborough Street
Poland Street
Where did the workhouse get its water from?
Grand Junction Canal Company
Grand Junction Water Works
Lambeth Water Company
Who did John Snow have to present his evidence to?
Local Health Authority
Local Health Board
Local Health Commission
What day and date did John Snow present his findings to the Local Health Commission?
Wednesday 5th September
Thursday 6th September
Friday 7th September
By the Monday after his presentation, the epidemic was almost over. How many days after John Snow’s presentation was this?
5 days (Thursday to Monday)
4 days (Friday to Monday)
3 days (Saturday to Monday)
What two theories did Henry Whitehead want to debunk (discredit)?
John Snow’s and Maoam
John Snow’s and Miami
John Snow’s and Miasma
What committee were both John Snow and Henry Whitehead invited to join?
Cholera Epicentre Committee
Cholera Epidemic Committee
Cholera Outbreak Committee
Due to his position as a curate (assistant to vicars and priests), what was Henry Whitehead able to do that John Snow could not?
Assemble, catalogue, manage and present artistic and cultural collections
Conduct a service, ministry or activity
Obtain the last pieces of data needed from those that had not fallen ill
Where did the Broad Street pump get its water from?
Ground water
Reservoir
River Thames
Patient zero was a 4-day old baby girl. In medical science, what does the term ‘patient zero’ mean?
A patient who has nothing to do with an epidemic
A patient who has contracted a disease, but who is less than 1 year-old
The first documented patient in a disease epidemic
When did patient zero die?
2nd September 1854
3rd September 1854
4th September 1854
What did the examination of the cesspit and well by the Cholera Outbreak Committee reveal?
The cesspit was leaking into the ground water used by the Broad Street pump
The River Thames was leaking into the ground water used by the Broad Street pump
The sewer was leaking into the ground water used by the Broad Street pump
What did John Snow say would prevent cholera outbreaks from happening in the future?
Understanding that water pumps should not be consumed
Understanding how the disease is spread
Understanding that river water should not be consumed
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