'The terrible cholera epidemic of 1892' offers a wealth of insights
into the inner life of a great European city at the height of the
industrial age. Why were nearly 10,000 people killed in six weeks
in Hamburg, whilst most of Europe was left almost unscathed? As
Richard J.Evans explains, it was largely because the town was a
unique anomaly: a 'free city' within Germany governed by local
notables, who believed in the 'English' ideals of laissez-faire.
Their failure to supply clean water, fresh air and pure food played
a major role in the catastrophe. Their medical theories, influenced
by political and economic interest, only made matters worse. The
whole story of 'the cholera years' is tragically revealing of the
age's social inequalities and administrative incompetence; it also
offers some disquieting parallels with today's attitudes to AIDS.
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