Zusammenfassung der Ressource
"Thames pollution and the great stink of 1858" and "London Bathing Season"
- 250 tones of waste discharge into Thames daily
- By-products from slaughter houses and cattle yards flowed freely into river
- As well as a dumping ground for waste the river was also a source of drinking water
- The rise of industrial pollution from paper mills, tanneries, dye works and breweries was all deposited in the river
- Summer 1858- unusually high temperatures
- Drought
- River dried up leaving the accumulation of waste products
- Raw sewage+extreme heat=awful smell
- Smell caused nausea and vomiting
- People drank more water because of heat and feeling nauseous
- Water was contaminated
- Unclean drinking water resulted in the spread of diseases such as cholera
- Because the Thames is a tidal river, the waste stayed in London instead of flowing out to sea as had been hoped
- Being exposed to raw sewage caused illnesses such as cholera, typhoid, small pox and scarlett fever.