Punch,  17 (1849), 101.

Melodies of the Metropolis

Anon

Genre:

Poetry

Subjects:

Disease, Public Health, Sanitation, Commerce, Pollution


    Subtitled, 'The Thames', describes the concentration of the 'stench' of the Thames and the 'odour' of the sewers and links malaria to the 'filth' thrown by the Thames on the shore.



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