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Cholera in London
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This satirical look at cholera-hunting in London demonstrates how futile the efforts of the medical profession seemed during the deadly 1831-32 cholera outbreak. | |
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Description: | "Two vignettes: Frankenstein's Creating Peers, a political satire; and A London Board of Health Hunting After Cases Like Cholera, a caricature of the medical profession" |
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Publication: | McLean's Monthy Sheet of Caricatures. March 1, 1832. |
Artist: | Robert Seymour |
Owner: | Courtesy of U.S. National Library of Medicine |
Source: | Other |