Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Astrid Primadhani

  • Disease mapping: tracing the urban epidemic

    Astrid Primadhani Jakarta, Indonesia   Snow’s map analysis to Thessian polygons (Cliff & Haggert) (1988): Atlas of Disease Distributions In August 1854 a deadly cholera outbreak struck the Soho neighborhood of London.1 Within thirty-six hours, rapid death ensued as the dense and unsanitary condition of the working-class neighborhood became a haven for the spread of…