Punch,  19 (1850), 142.

The Lungs of London

Anon

Genre:

News-Commentary, Drollery

Subjects:

Pollution, Display, Disease, Public Health


    Reports on fears that 'certain proceedings in Parks' threaten 'the lungs of the Metropolis'. Denies that the imminent Great Exhibition will cause such an 'inflammation' of the city's lungs, but is concerned about the lung of St James' Park. Notes John Bull's susceptibility to consumption.



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