Who Was John Snow and How Is His Work Relevant Today?
Posted by freedomforall 4 days, 7 hours ago to Politics
Excerpt:
"John Snow is a bona-fide hero of science. ... Snow might be one of the most famous doctors in the great pantheon of famous historical epidemiologists. Epidemiologists often celebrate Snow as the crowning example of the triumph of scientific reasoning and “medical detective work.” But that is rank revisionism. Snow IS a hero, but he’s definitely not Science’s hero.
Science appropriated John Snow after he died penniless and forgotten, whitewashing their culpability. But Snow was never one of their own. He was opposed by Science at every step.
Cholera has plagued mankind since the dawn of history. It is still plagueing us. Just a handful of years ago in 2010, UN Peacekeepers set up a camp in Haiti to “help” those unfortunate citizens recover from a devastating earthquake. The Peacekeepers needed to evacuate their sewage somewhere; a local river seemed like a good spot. And so the cholera epidemic created by the United Nations condemned 10,000 Haitians to horrible deaths and sickened countless more.
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In 2016, after six years of lawsuits, the UN finally admitted responsibility. Sorry, Haiti. The checks are still in processing.
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But perhaps the most significant and enduring story out of all the many cholera stories is the true story of how John Snow, a “simple anesthesiologist,” single-handedly — against all odds — saved humanity from remaining mere playthings for the disease. Despite science’s revisionist efforts to claim him for themselves, John Snow was a free thinker. He rejected “scientific consensus,” and thought for himself.
And they destroyed him for it."
"John Snow is a bona-fide hero of science. ... Snow might be one of the most famous doctors in the great pantheon of famous historical epidemiologists. Epidemiologists often celebrate Snow as the crowning example of the triumph of scientific reasoning and “medical detective work.” But that is rank revisionism. Snow IS a hero, but he’s definitely not Science’s hero.
Science appropriated John Snow after he died penniless and forgotten, whitewashing their culpability. But Snow was never one of their own. He was opposed by Science at every step.
Cholera has plagued mankind since the dawn of history. It is still plagueing us. Just a handful of years ago in 2010, UN Peacekeepers set up a camp in Haiti to “help” those unfortunate citizens recover from a devastating earthquake. The Peacekeepers needed to evacuate their sewage somewhere; a local river seemed like a good spot. And so the cholera epidemic created by the United Nations condemned 10,000 Haitians to horrible deaths and sickened countless more.
image.png
In 2016, after six years of lawsuits, the UN finally admitted responsibility. Sorry, Haiti. The checks are still in processing.
...
But perhaps the most significant and enduring story out of all the many cholera stories is the true story of how John Snow, a “simple anesthesiologist,” single-handedly — against all odds — saved humanity from remaining mere playthings for the disease. Despite science’s revisionist efforts to claim him for themselves, John Snow was a free thinker. He rejected “scientific consensus,” and thought for himself.
And they destroyed him for it."
We know: (WikiPedia)
It was not until 1866 that William Farr, one of Snow's chief opponents, realised the validity of his diagnosis when investigating another outbreak of cholera at Bromley by Bow and issued immediate orders that unboiled water was not to be drunk.
This is 8yrs after his death.
He made a lot of Anesthetic studies/research, which is what I am sure he lived off of.
Again, I cannot challenge your statements. And I am open minded enough to realize I also cannot know the truth without knowing some real first-hand or solid second hand information.
But again, thank you for the comment. The probability that he died penniless has been reduced.
But the odds that the event you mentioned happened BEFORE he died seems to have a much much lower probability.
I'd love to hear more about this if you would post the source of your knowledge. 👍