Tullo Ellen
Gesnerus. 2010;67(1):6-29.
The impact of cholera epidemics on communities around the world during the 19th century has generated a vast array of resources for the medical historian. However, the more readily available testimonies of doctors and local boards of health dominate the literature, whilst our understanding of the experience of individuals, particularly the destitute victims of cholera and their families, is sparse.This article analyses a collection of unpublished documents assembled by an antiquary, John Bell, from Gateshead, North-East England, in 1831-1832, in order to reconstruct the experience of the local community as they prepared themselves for the arrival of cholera and how they responded to its devastating effects. The paper concludes by examining the enduring changes prompted by the community reaction to the cholera outbreak of 1831-1832, including the establishment of the Gateshead Dispensary.
19世纪霍乱疫情对世界各地社区的影响为医学史学家提供了大量资料。然而，文献中占主导地位的是医生和地方卫生委员会更容易获取的证词，而我们对个人经历，尤其是霍乱贫困受害者及其家人经历的了解却很少。本文分析了古文物研究者约翰·贝尔于1831年至1832年从英格兰东北部盖茨黑德收集的一批未发表的文件，以重构当地社区在为霍乱到来做准备时的经历，以及他们如何应对霍乱的毁灭性影响。本文最后考察了社区对1831 - 1832年霍乱疫情的反应所引发的持久变化，包括盖茨黑德诊疗所的设立。
