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The things you learn when you're ill and watching tv. It wasn't until the Great Stink of London in 1858 that politicians started taking John Snow's cholera theory seriously (4 yrs later). Politician's not believing science goes back a while, then.Permalink On twitter.com
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It wasn't until the perceived threat of the stinking Thames (with the continued belief in miasma) in 1858 led to political pressure that started the construction of London's sewers. That part of the John Snow story is new to me.On twitter.com