The Hong Kong Plague of 1894 - trading lives for profit in the Empire

This week we are joined by Ang from 'Dissecting Medical History' to discuss the origins of the Third Plague Pandemic, and how everything was made worse by the British.When the plague was threatening the colony of Hong Kong the British Colonial Government had a chance to take decisive action to stop the outbreak in its tracks. All they would have to do would be to impose some restrictions...... unfortunately this would likely cause profits to temporarily dip, and we can't have that can we?Guest Host: Ang ReddochIf you want to leave us a tip you can do at: ko-fi.com/consistentlyeccentrichistory All proceeds go back into making more episodes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.