page_title: Great Stink
hierarchical_section_title: Great Stink
caption_attribution_description: English: The silent highwayman&#160;: Death rows on the Thames, claiming the lives of victims who have not paid to have the river cleaned up, during the Great Stink. Français&#160;: The silent highwayman&#160;: la Mort rame sur la Tamise, réclamant la vie des victimes qui n'ont pas payé pour le nettoyage de la rivière, durant la Grande Puanteur. "You Money or your Life"
context_page_description: The Great Stink was in central London in July and August 1858. During hot weather the smell of untreated faeces was overpowering.
  It was caused by untreated human waste in the River Thames, and on its banks. An ageing and inadequate sewer system emptied directly into the Thames.
  The bad air was thought to transmit contagious diseases. There were three outbreaks of cholera before the Great Stink was blamed on the problems with the river. A proposal from the civil engineer Joseph Bazalgette for sewage treatment was finally accepted.
context_section_description: The Great Stink was in central London in July and August 1858. During hot weather the smell of untreated faeces was overpowering.
  It was caused by untreated human waste in the River Thames, and on its banks. An ageing and inadequate sewer system emptied directly into the Thames.
  The bad air was thought to transmit contagious diseases. There were three outbreaks of cholera before the Great Stink was blamed on the problems with the river. A proposal from  the civil engineer Joseph Bazalgette for sewage treatment was finally accepted.
caption: "The Silent Highwayman" (1858). Death rows on the Thames, claiming the lives of victims who have not paid to have the river cleaned up
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