Silent Highwayman
Your money or your life! The Great Sink of 1858, during the months of July and August, hot weather exacerbated the smell in the centre of London, caused by industrial effluent and untreated human waste being emptied from the sewers directly into the River Thames for several years, miasma was thought to transmit contagious diseases
Picture No
12004155
Media ID
45540929
Size
3443px x 3004px
(5.4MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Cartoon (probably by Tenniel) in Punch, 10 July 1858, p279
Date
1858
