| Date | 1832 |
| Author | Bigelow |
| Contribution | Promoted sanitary measures to control a major outbreak of cholera. |
| Reference | Anon. |
| Notes | Gave Boston a much better survival rate than New York. Again illustrates successful and rational control in the absence of knowledge of germs. |
| Category | Miscellany |
| Pathogen Class | General |
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