In his book, John Snow published map 2 which showed the water distribution of the Lambeth company and the Southwark and Vauxhall company.  Shown to the right is a section of map 2, from the River Thames in the north to the Streatham District in the south.  

The water intake for the Lambeth company prior to 1852 is shown at the top.  The symbolic red pipes took the water to the Brixton and Streatham Hills reservoirs, from where it was distributed to the region's households.  After 1852, the River Thames intake to the red pipes was closed and the water to the reservoirs came instead in the symbolic yellow pipes from the river site at Seething Wells by Thames Ditton.  

By clicking on each site in the map to the right, you will be able see geographic details from multiple maps. For two of the sites, you will also see current photos.  Finally, to see more of where the Lambeth company moved between 1847 and 1852, click on the arrows at the bottom left of the map.

Alternatively to clicking on the map, the additional sites are shown below with a few words of introduction. 

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Sources:

Snow J. On the Communication of Cholera, 1855.
Weinreb B, Hibbert C. The London Encyclopaedia, 1993.

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