Page "Cholera Riots" Paragraph 6

In the same year, riots were reported in Exeter as people objected to the burial of cholera-infected bodies in local graveyards.

Gravediggers were attacked.

The local authorities had instituted regulations for the disposal of cholera-infected corpses and their clothes and bedding.

Even the collection of clothing could result in riot or disorder as family and friends argued over the amount of compensation to be paid.