Hazardous history
2006
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Fully illustrated throughout, this title shows how disease in Britain was an ever-present menace in Victorian streets, especially in overcrowded areas, how in 1849 a devastating outbreak of cholera struck central London, and how drought and sewage in the River Thames caused the appalling 'Great Stink'.
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Imprint:
[Swindon] : English Heritage, 2006.
Collation:
iii, 92 p. ; 17 cm.
ISBN:
9781850749776 (hbk)
Dewey class:
941J941
Language:
English
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BRN:
1981282
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