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1 March 2016

New Article on Sewage and Waste Management in Early Modern London by Christopher Foley

Diagram of a flushable toilet from Sir John Harington’s Metamorphosis Upon Ajax
                            (1596), sig. L5r. Image courtesy of LUNA
                        at the Folger
                            Shakespeare Library
Diagram of a flushable toilet from Sir John Harington’s Metamorphosis Upon Ajax (1596), sig. L5r. Image courtesy of LUNA at the Folger Shakespeare Library
MoEML is pleased to announce the publication of Christopher Foley’s article, Sewage and Waste Management. Foley’s article begins with a compelling look at the ideological and medical theories that shaped the development of sewage and waste management systems in London. This introduction sets the stage for Foley to explore the importance of waste management systems in early modern London. Throughout the article, Foley reveals how improvements to these systems impacted life in London, how related protocols were legislated and enforced, and how early modern literature addresses the pressing issues related to proper waste disposal. Read his fascinating article to learn about this element of London infrastructure and about practices that affected the everyday lives of early modern Londoners.

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