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Fountain Drinks

99% Invisible

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The First Drinking Fountain in London

The chapter discusses the installation of the first drinking fountain in London during the 19th century, addressing the dire conditions of the city without clean water and the skepticism around the link between water and diseases like cholera. It also introduces John Snow, the father of modern epidemiology, and his groundbreaking discovery of the link between cholera and water.

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