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Events on Wednesday 26 October 1831 1
1831Cholera reaches BritainThe second cholera pandemic arrives from the continentThe first confirmed British case of the pandemic then sweeping Asia and Europe appeared in the port of Sunderland, England. The disease went on to kill tens of thousands across Britain over the following two years, prompting new public health measures.