Model 1 is a map of an area in London where a large number of cases of cholera occurred in 1854. a. How many water pumps are shown on the map? b. What do the black boxes represent on the map? c. What...

Model 1 is a map of an area in London where a large number of cases of cholera occurred in 1854.

a. How many water pumps are shown on the map?

b. What do the black boxes represent on the map?

c. What do the relative sizes of the boxes represent?

Is the concentration and size of boxes the same at all locations on the map? Explain your answer. Where exactly on the map does the size and concentration of the boxes appear to be the highest? Is there a relationship between the number of black boxes and any of the water pumps? Be specific and detailed in your answer. Based on the information provided in the map, propose a way cholera may be transmitted. Based on this information, what action would you have taken if you had been responsible for public health in London in 1854?

Read This! Dr. John Snow is often referred to as the “father of epidemiology.” Epidemiology is the study of the causes and spread of infectious diseases. Dr. Snow’s study of the cholera outbreak of 1854 led to the

discovery of the cause of this epidemic. Cholera is caused by bacteria found in the fecal material of infected individuals. Brainstorm with your group the possible ways that cholera could have been transmitted from an infected individual

into the water. Consider the distribution of deaths shown on the map as you develop your

response.