Henry Weakly became a helper at Cholera Hospital.

          On May 16^th, 1849 Cholera Hospital was established by the New York City Board of Health, which helped deal with a cholera epidemic that was occurring at the time. New York in 1849. New York City was a rapidly growing city, and a destination for immigrants from around the world. It was ripe for a Cholera epidemic to occur due to poor health conditions and its large population.[1]

         Interestingly enough there were many Cholera Hospitals in the city of the New York as the outbreak turned into an epidemic. New York City commissioners took control of a building on 105 Franklin Street and then another Cholera Hospital opened at a schoolhouse on Mott Street in Manhattan. The bigger outbreak occurred in 1854, but hospitals for cholera patients very much existed prior, which is what Henry Weakly was helping with.[2]More hospitals were establish as outbreaks continued to worsen. 

[1]"New York City Establishes Hospital for Cholera Victims." History.com. November 13, 2009. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/new-york-city-establishes-h….

[2]"Cholera Hospital." Wikipedia. August 11, 2018. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_Hospital#cite_note-4.