<P> John Snow is famous for his investigations into the causes of the 19th century cholera epidemics , and is also known as the father of ( modern ) epidemiology . He began with noticing the significantly higher death rates in two areas supplied by Southwark Company . His identification of the Broad Street pump as the cause of the Soho epidemic is considered the classic example of epidemiology . Snow used chlorine in an attempt to clean the water and removed the handle ; this ended the outbreak . This has been perceived as a major event in the history of public health and regarded as the founding event of the science of epidemiology , having helped shape public health policies around the world . However , Snow 's research and preventive measures to avoid further outbreaks were not fully accepted or put into practice until after his death . </P>
<P> John Snow is famous for his investigations into the causes of the 19th century cholera epidemics , and is also known as the father of ( modern ) epidemiology . He began with noticing the significantly higher death rates in two areas supplied by Southwark Company . His identification of the Broad Street pump as the cause of the Soho epidemic is considered the classic example of epidemiology . Snow used chlorine in an attempt to clean the water and removed the handle ; this ended the outbreak . This has been perceived as a major event in the history of public health and regarded as the founding event of the science of epidemiology , having helped shape public health policies around the world . However , Snow 's research and preventive measures to avoid further outbreaks were not fully accepted or put into practice until after his death . </P>
who is known as the father of epidemiology
who is known as the father of epidemiology
John Snow
John Snow