A case of true cholera

“Bundle him up Bedclothes & all & off with him to the Hospital as quickly as possible. Fumigate the Room instantly or I’ll not answer for the safety of the Neighborhood for never was there a more glaring Case of Cholera.”
(inspecting chamber pot) “Bless me! here be the Strongest Symptoms of Some Disorder…”
(G. Tregear, London, 1832, via National Library of Medicine)

British cholera cartoon

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