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| Picture No | 10217268 |
| Date | 1851 |
| Description | The Metropolitan Sanitary Association Dinner, at Soyer's 'Sy |
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The first public festival held by the Metropolitan Sanitary Association in 1851. With thousands of deaths from diseases such as cholera and typhoid as a result of poor sanitation in the capital city throughout the 19th century, various reforming societies were set up to promote cleanliness and welfare. Charles Dickens was himself a keen advocate of improved sanitation and is recorded as proposing a toast to 'The Board of Health' at this particular banquet.
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| Source | The Illustrated London News. 1851. P.418 top. |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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