tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post2037533105537354620..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: Royal Waterloo Bath—from the ArchivesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-1171269412798303352015-06-16T20:49:38.089-04:002015-06-16T20:49:38.089-04:00MrsC, my guess is, people had a better resistance ...MrsC, my guess is, people had a better resistance to the filth than we would, because they were exposed to it from infancy. According to Flanders' The Victorian City, "By 1828, nearly 150 sewers were disgorging into the Thames." And even the well-off lived over cesspools. I can't even imagine... LorettaChasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03641586650738945106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-65216483826840602172015-06-16T05:35:43.466-04:002015-06-16T05:35:43.466-04:00Oh my goodness, this sounds like the water in ques...Oh my goodness, this sounds like the water in question is the Thames, which them would have been utterly filthy!MrsC (Maryanne)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14440723067459232998noreply@blogger.com