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Smallpox in London Seminar Friday 28 November 2014 10am - 4pm London Metropolitan Archives This one-day seminar looks at the outbreaks of smallpox in London during the 19th century, the maps that were produced to investigate the outbreaks and what society can take from archival records today. With funding from the Wellcome Trust, the London Metropolitan Archives has conserved and digitised 5 large (4 X 3 metres) maps that plot the 1870s smallpox epidemics. The series of maps were created for the Royal Commission on Smallpox and Fever Hospitals to show "from what parts of the Metropolis the cases of Small-Pox came." They plotted outbreaks of smallpox in relation to the fever and isolation hospitals. The seminar will look at epidemics behind the maps, isolation hospitals, the maps themselves and putting the historic case study into a contemporary perspective. Guest Speakers include: - Professor Logie Barrow, Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Bremen "Topographies of fear: Victorian smallpox and isolation-hospitals" - Chris Grundy, Lecturer in Geographical Information Systems, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine "Public health mapping, where do the London smallpox maps fit in" - Anne Barrett, College Archivist & Corporate Records Manager, Imperial College There will be a chance to see one of the original smallpox maps and other contextual archive material and maps from the collections of the London metropolitan Archives and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The event is free, but places are limited. For more information, or to book, please contact [log in to unmask] Howard Benge Development Officer London Metropolitan Archives City of London Tel: 020 7332 3851 THIS E-MAIL AND ANY ATTACHED FILES ARE CONFIDENTIAL AND MAY BE LEGALLY PRIVILEGED. If you are not the addressee, any disclosure, reproduction, copying, distribution or other dissemination or use of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error please notify the sender immediately and then delete this e-mail. Opinions, advice or facts included in this message are given without any warranties or intention to enter into a contractual relationship with the City of London unless specifically indicated otherwise by agreement, letter or facsimile signed by a City of London authorised signatory. Any part of this e-mail which is purely personal in nature is not authorised by the City of London. All e-mail through the City of London's gateway is potentially the subject of monitoring. All liability for errors and viruses is excluded. Please note that in so far as the City of London falls within the scope of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 or the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, it may need to disclose this e-mail. Website: http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + GEM list: Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=GEM + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +