Victorian Britain Absolutely Stunk – Here’s 4 Facts That Prove Just How Much So
Want to know why the Victorians invented sanitary science, look no further than these facts
The Victorians were literally obsessed with sanitary science, which is why they not only created the world-famous London sewage system, and brought hygiene into hospitals, they also created the first public restrooms with flushing toilets.
Yep, we have the Victorians to thank for public restrooms with flushing toilets, and for flushing toilets becoming mainstream in general.
But the interesting thing is, on many levels, it’s absolutely crazy that it was the Victorians who did this. After all, it’s popular knowledge that in Britain throughout the 16th and 17th centuries there was a strong aversion to bathing, and that this aversion to an extent continued into the 18th and 19th centuries.
This, of course, leaves us with the question of what changed, or rather, what made the Victorians suddenly become hygiene and cleanliness obsessed?
The answer is best explained through four facts about 1800s Victorian Britain, all of which prove one thing, Victorian Britain absolutely stunk.
