Episode 2: Cholera in Rochester:
The Anatomy of an Epidemic
In “Anatomy of an Epidemic”, we delve into Rochester’s 1832 cholera outbreak, and contextualize the social, medical, and political aspects of the disease. We examine Rochester’s response to the epidemic, and relate it to epistemic questions about disease and public health that were preeminent in the 19th century.
Akshaya Ganesan
Producer
Finnian Smith
Sound Engineer
Jonah Stapels
Lead Researcher
Works Cited:
The South Indian English and Vernacular, Almanac, 1854
https://collections.nlm.nih.gov/bookviewer?PID=nlm:nlmuid-64741200R-bk
"University of Rochester Library Bulletin: Asiatic Cholera in Rochester." Rare Books, Special Collections and Preservation, University of Rochester, 30 Jan. 2024, rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/3353.
Sigourney, LH. The Rochester GEM. August 24, 1833
https://www.libraryweb.org/~digitized/serials/gem/1833Vol.V.pdf
Henderson, Donald L. “Epidemic Cholera, 1832 : A City’s Reaction and Defense.” Rochester, N.Y, 1954.
Rosenberg, Charles E. The Cholera Years: the United States In 1832, 1849, and 1866. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1987.
World Health Organization. “Cholera.” Fact Sheets, www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/cholera.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “General Information.” Cholera, www.cdc.gov/cholera/general/index.html.
RocCity Magazine. "Mount Hope Cemetery: A Buried Treasure." RocCity Magazine, https://www.roccitymag.com/life/mount-hope-cemetery-a-buried-treasure-2296334.
Cholera: its causes, symptoms, and treatment, considered and explained
Batchelder, John Putnam, 1784-1868
Report of the Board of Health on Cholera, as it appeared in Rochester, New York, in 1852
Richard Gundry
Rochester Gem Volume 4
Edwin Scranton