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If you were going to design Britain's sewage system from scratch today, the one we have, to put it mildly, isn't the design you'd pick. But for most of the country, it's simply too late. Most urban areas have systems that "bake in" sewage spills pretty much forever.
One hundred years ago, soap and deodorant manufacturers started convincing people that body odor was making you undesirable, threatening your social status, and even jeopardizing your job.
What we learn from the history of cholera is that resistance to implement fundamental human health management practices, first learnt in London in the 1800s, costs human lives.
What we learn from the history of cholera is that resistance to implementing fundamental human health management practices, first learnt in London in the 1800s, costs human lives.
On a recent trip to Boston for a medical appointment, I encountered three different sources that made me think about how far we have come in public health and how far we still have to go.