John Snow was an English physician and a founding father of epidemiology, whose name is inextricably linked with tracing the source of the 1854 cholera outbreak in Soho, which killed over 600 people. Despite his recommendation to remove the water pump handle and thus reduce the spread of cholera, his theory of faecal–oral transmission was not widely believed until after his death. Furthermore, he also pioneered substantial achievements in the development of anaesthesia. He studied both chloroform and ether, improving the accuracy of their delivery. In his obstetric practice, he achieved the feat of obtaining satisfactory analgesia with a safer technique and is remembered for administering chloroform to Queen Victoria, during the delivery of her last two children. There are several interesting and unusual memorials to Snow, ranging from replica water pumps, blue plaques and a public house named after him. The most recent new memorial was erected in 2017, in his home town of York, which commemorates his origins and his subsequent contribution to curbing the cholera outbreak. All the memorials commemorate his achievements, which remain relevant today. Public health and epidemiology expertise is required in the current world of the COVID-19 pandemic, where his legacy remains as important as ever.

约翰·斯诺 (John Snow) 是一位英国医生，也是流行病学的奠基人，他的名字与追查 1854 年索活区霍乱爆发的源头有着千丝万缕的联系，那次霍乱导致 600 多人死亡。尽管他建议移除水泵手柄从而减少霍乱的传播，但他的粪口传播理论直到他死后才被广泛接受。此外，他还在麻醉学的发展方面开创了重大成就。他研究了氯仿和乙醚，提高了它们输送的准确性。在他的产科实践中，他取得了使用更安全的技术获得令人满意的镇痛的壮举，并因在维多利亚女王最后两个孩子分娩期间使用氯仿而被人们铭记。斯诺有几个有趣且不寻常的纪念馆，从仿制水泵、蓝色牌匾和以他的名字命名的酒馆。最近的一座新纪念碑于 2017 年在他的家乡约克竖立，以纪念他的出身和他随后为遏制霍乱爆发所做的贡献。所有的纪念碑都是为了纪念他的成就，这些成就在今天仍然具有现实意义。在当前 COVID-19 大流行的世界中，需要公共卫生和流行病学专业知识，而他的遗产仍然一如既往地重要。