Snow lived near there, heard about the outbreak, and in this amazing act of courage went directly into the belly of the beast because he thought an outbreak that concentrated could actually potentially end up convincing people that, in fact, the real menace of cholera was in the water supply and not in the air.
Snow vivia perto dali, soube do surto, e num ato de coragem espantoso foi diretamente à barriga do monstro, porque pensou que um surto tão concentrado podia acabar por convencer as pessoas de que a ameaça da cólera estava no abastecimento da águas e não no ar.