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The third cholera pandemic was an outbreak of cholera that occurred from 1852-1860, and mainly affected Russia, with over a million deaths. In 1853-1854, London's epidemic claimed over 10,000 lives with 23,000 deaths for all of Britain.[1]

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  1. ^ "Cholera's seven pandemics". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. December 2, 2008. http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/05/09/f-cholera-outbreaks.html. Retrieved 2008-12-11. "The third pandemic, generally considered the most deadly, originated once again in India. It devastated large swaths of Asia, Europe, North America and Africa. In 1854, the worst year, 23,000 died in Britain alone. In that same year, British physician John Snow succeeded in identifying contaminated water as the transmitter of the disease, a breakthrough in eventually bringing it under control. Snow carefully mapped the cases of cholera in the Soho area in London and traced the source to a water pump. After convincing officials to remove the pump handle, the number of cholera cases in the area immediately declined."  

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