Situated on the south bank of the River Thames, by 1848 Lambeth's waterfront had become London's industrial center and a magnet to migrant workers. This book exposes the suffering of the working population in the face of apathy and ineptitude, and challenges the belief that London's numerous cholera outbreaks beginning in 1832 were unrelated.  Meer

A fresh approach to the history of Victorian Britain and the consequences of cholera for nineteenth century society. Applying fascinating, original research, the author follows outbreaks of cholera as they spread through the country during the 1830s to 1860s, while also describing the human stories behind the outbreaks.  Meer