• Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    It wasn’t British. All of Europe was known for dumping their waste in the public street. Britain did not bring that to India. It was already traditional.

    Sanitation in Rome was stones placed in the middle of the road so you could cross the street without stepping in human waste.

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      Sanitation in Rome was open sewer lines yes, that had constantly flowing water that removed waste in the gutter. Also closed sewer lines nes that removed waste from people’s houses. Depending on the era you want to try to claim this in. At no point were people just throwing waste into the street and leaving it there. That was just an English thing.