Cholera epidemic. France. Paris. Fumigation of travellers coming from Toulon and Marseille (port cities through which cholera was introduced from Asia), at the ‘Paris-Lyon-Mediterranee’ railway station. Passengers and luggage were disinfected in a room by means of intense nitrous vapours for half an hour. As soon as the train arrived, passengers were moved to a special room which was immediately sprayed with sodium phenate, in considerable proportion, and there they were subjected to the action of the pungent vapours exhaled by some devices, charged with crystals of nitrous sulphuric acid. Meanwhile, police inspectors were taking down the names and addresses of the travellers. Drawing by Manuel Alcazar. Engraving by Bernardo Rico (1825-1894). The Spanish and American Illustration (La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana), 1884.
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Cholera epidemic. France. Paris. Fumigation of travellers coming from Toulon and Marseille (port cities through which cholera was introduced from Asia), at the ‘Paris-Lyon-Mediterranee’ railway station. Passengers and luggage were disinfected in a room by means of intense nitrous vapours for half an hour. As soon as the train arrived, passengers were moved to a special room which was immediately sprayed with sodium phenate, in considerable proportion, and there they were subjected to the action of the pungent vapours exhaled by some devices, charged with crystals of nitrous sulphuric acid. Meanwhile, police inspectors were taking down the names and addresses of the travellers. Drawing by Manuel Alcazar. Engraving by Bernardo Rico (1825-1894). The Spanish and American Illustration (La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana), 1884.

Date

1884

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19th century Paris Toulon France French Europe European family engraving history cholera propagation contagious disease epidemic medicine women men pandemic 19th century station railway station railroad travelers passengers luggage people bacteria fumigation chemical product equipment police Manuel Alcazar Bernardo Rico health

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