Typhoid - Symptoms: Headaches, fever, constipation and tribble diarrhoea., Tuberculosis (TB) - Symptoms: Cough up blood, lose weight, fever, chest pains and shortness of breath., Cholera - Symptoms: Diarrhoea, Vomiting, Bodies turn black and blue, dehydrate and die within 24 hours., Boards of Health - The special groups set up in some towns to investigate Cholera outbreaks., Edwin Chadwick - The man who in charge to send out the inspection teams of doctors all over Britain., Public health - To describe the general health and well-being of ordinary people., Capital crimes - A crime for which the punishment is execution., Gallows - A wooden frame used for hanging criminals., John Snow - He believed that diseases like cholera were passed on by having some sort of contact with an infected person., The miasma theory - Disease is caused by dirty air., The contagion theory - Disease isn't caused by air.,

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