A complete, ready-to-teach illustrated History lesson exploring John Snow’s investigation of the 1854 Broad Street cholera outbreak and the wider transformation of public health in Victorian Britain.

Students examine:

Urbanisation, overcrowding and poor living conditions
Waste, cesspits and contaminated water supplies
Miasma versus water-borne explanations of disease
John Snow’s 1854 Broad Street investigation
Snow’s cholera map and supporting evidence
The removal of the Broad Street pump handle
The limitations of Snow’s investigation
Edwin Chadwick’s 1842 report
The limited 1848 Public Health Act
The Great Stink of 1858
Joseph Bazalgette’s sewer system
The compulsory 1875 Public Health Act
The roles of individuals, evidence, government, crisis and engineering

The lesson includes:

16 fully editable PowerPoint slides
DNA retrieval activity
Dedicated historical context slide
Clear learning intentions
Structured I do, we do and you do teaching
Illustrated Broad Street evidence dossier
Illustrated Victorian public-health reform resource
Clear pupil instructions and timings
AfL checks and discussion questions
Supported judgement writing
Independent exam-style practice
Final plenary and exit ticket

All teaching slides use accessible Comic Sans text at a minimum of 20pt. Printable pupil resources use a minimum of 14pt and are designed as complete, full-slide classroom sheets.

Suitable for KS3 History, GCSE Medicine Through Time and broader thematic studies of nineteenth-century public health.