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- 192 pages
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- 7 hours
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Exploring the impact of urban grime and public health, this book delves into two centuries of challenges faced by the metropolis. It features insights from notable figures like Mayhew and Dickens, alongside John Snow's groundbreaking cholera research. The narrative also covers labor strikes from the 1960s and 1970s, culminating in contemporary recycling initiatives, highlighting the ongoing struggle for a cleaner, healthier urban environment.
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London's Rubbish: Two Centuries of Dirt, Dust and Disease in the Metropolis, Peter Hounsell
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- 2013
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