General Board of Health, Medical Council, Report of the Committee for Scientific Inquiries in relation to The Cholera-Epidemic of 1854, presented to both houses of parliament by command of her Majesty, 1855, 8vo, 129p, paper wrappers, condition, string binding perished pages loose, covers worn, edges bumped

Note: The Broad Street cholera outbreak (or Golden Square outbreak) was a severe outbreak of cholera that occurred in 1854 near Broad Street (now Broadwick Street) in the Soho district of the City of Westminster, London, England. This outbreak, which killed 616 people, is best known for the physician John Snow's study of its causes and his hypothesis that germ-contaminated water was the source of cholera, rather than particles in the air. At the time of this publication in 1854 and before Snows report there was still confusion over how cholera was spread and in conclusion the report on page 48 states 'but on the whole evidence it seems impossible to doubt that the influences, which determine in mass the geographical distribution of cholera in London belong less to the water than the air'