Soho

Soho is an area of London's West End in the City of Westminster. It is roughly the area bounded by Oxford Street to the north, Regent Street to the west, Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square to the south, and Charing Cross Road in the east. The area to the west is known as Mayfair.

History

Soho is named after a hunting cry, dating back to the time when Soho was a small village on the outskirts of a London surrounded by fields. Its name is deliberately imitated by Soho, Hong Kong, one of the main tourist areas on Hong Kong Island. SoHo, New York is named because the area is South of Houston Street in lower Manhattan. Beijing Soho (JianWai SoHo) stands for Small Office (Home Office).

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Soho, Hong Kong - SoHo, New York - Manhattan

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A major event in the history of public health was the study of an outbreak of cholera in Soho by Dr. John Snow. He identified the cause of the outbreak as the public water pump in Broadwick Street (then named Broad Street), and disabled it, thus ending the outbreak. A replica of the water pump, with a memorial plaque, stands near the location of the original pump (next to the John Snow pub).

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Cholera - John Snow - Broadwick Street - Pub

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On April 30 1999 at about 18:30, the Admiral Duncan pub on Old Compton Street which serves the gay community was shaken by a nail bomb, planted by neo-Nazi David Copeland, which left three dead and thirty injured.

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April 30 - Admiral Duncan - Pub - Nail bomb - David Copeland

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