{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5e9c7da787f38d39093e2d78/6755942e7fbf9016066ffde3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Hong Kong Plague of 1894 - trading lives for profit in the Empire","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5e9c7da787f38d39093e2d78/1733675116828-b1af43c5-8678-4c2e-b5fb-b12c8f5ae61f.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>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...</p><p><br></p><p>... unfortunately this would likely cause profits to temporarily dip, and we can't have that can we?</p><p><br></p><p>Guest Host: Ang Reddoch</p><p><br></p><p>If you want to leave us a tip you can do at: </p><p><br></p><p>ko-fi.com/consistentlyeccentrichistory </p><p><br></p><p>All proceeds go back into making more episodes!</p>","author_name":"Joe Heathcote"}