Dirty and Dangerous Life of a Victorian Disease Cleaner (Worst Jobs in Victorian England)

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[@geigertec5921]

I do alot of amateur archeology and regularly dig Victorian-age refuse dumps. The way you can recognize a disease outbreak in a particular time and place is by finding a dump full of empty bottles of disinfectant often coupled with spoons, forks, cups, and plates that are all in relatively good condition. Un-broken articles like these would not have been disposed of unless they were used by a person suffering from disease as people cleaning up after them wouldn't risk keeping an object that could infect themselves or others. They didn't really know how disease spread so they simply disposed of everything that was used by the sick person. Medicine bottles and disinfectant bottles are common to find in Victorian dumps, but ironically these chemicals were often primitive and ineffective at treating or preventing diseases. One common 'cure' was Laudanum, simply a tincture of opium - it would get you high and drunk but wouldn't cure you. One disinfectant they used was Carbolic Acid, and this actually was somewhat effective though it was an acid so was also corrosive.

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That's interesting information about searching dumps. Textiles were incinerated, but some things just had to be disposed of in the ground.

[@josefina5421]

What happened to chamber pots?

[@geigertec5921]

@Kerrie Wilson You will enjoy it, though you will have to be passionate about the subject - borderline obsessive to some extent. True students of archeology can look at a tiny piece of ceramic for hours on end and never cease to be facinated as to them that tiny peice could represent the only physical vestige of an entire civilization.

[@teelesynclair5902]

Archaeology at Glasgow is great, I got my degree in archaeology here. My dissertation supervisor was Dr. Michael Given, I did my dissertation on prestige goods and how they affected culture in the Halstatt period of the iron age. Interesting things about Victorian dumps, I've found Victorian artefacts like pottery on sites but I've never excavated a Victorian site. I dug at Forteviot, and Bamburgh castle

[@stevecosmolove1045]

Awesome I also do that but here it’s called “dumpster diving “ , but nevertheless good to meet a fellow amateur archeologist, cheers to us professor 🍺

[@markbumford8076]

Yet again, we are taken back to a time when people lived in a dark and depressed way of life. But thanks to your hard work and wonderful narrative, we can be humbled, and our hearts go out to those poor lost souls. Many thanks

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The Victorian era has some incredible contrasts. Early on they believed in bad odour as a cause of disease and used leeches as remedies, but the end of the century saw germ theory and, by comparison, modern ideas in treatment and sanitation. Thank you for your comment and support.

[@poutinedream5066]

Me, still living in a dark and depressed way of life 🤔

[@africanelectron751]

The sarcasm is strong in this comment...

[@jackcutler9096]

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[@thomaslucas6079]

It was the wooden bed frames that harbored a lot of bacteria. When they got metal bed frames child mortality went way down.

[@EAAAA1505]

I love this channel. The way it's narrated and the pictures makes me transport back in time and feel like I'm actually seeing this in person.

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[@kojack1129]

Good grief. I love my job now after this episode. Great photos thanks so much.

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There really were some bad jobs in the past. More ‘worst’ jobs videos to come on the channel. Thank you for your comment.

[@donrobbo837]

Thank you 4 giving a voice to 19th century London 🙏 fantastic work 🗨

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[@Perfidious_Hollow]

Thanks for the vid! I look forward to them!

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[@lesleysmith51]

I love the use of nuisance instead of infections disease. I don't think I could do that job regardless of the money. Especially with not wearing a mask. At first I thought that they burned the clothes but their way of cleaning them was ingenious. Loved the pictures of the actual tools they used. I wonder what the places smelled like after all the fumigation and painting carbolic acid. I have to admire them.

[@FactFeast]

It was a great job title! The poor disinfectors had no adequate protection on their faces or heads, something the commentator discusses at the end of the video.

[@LloydEWatson1983]

These videos are always a joy to watch. The narration is top notch.

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[@jamieryall8341]

Very interesting. Much research needed. Good job.

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[@Mallymoore]

Should be on TV as a series.

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I have a playlist on the channel with lots more 'worst' Victorian jobs.

[@ameliajones2073]

It be absolutely love your channel. I can't get enough of learning to about how hard our ancestors had it. It ma kk es mi w appreciate what we now have, as a poor working widow myself, I still have it pretty good. I probably would not have made it back there.

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You are very welcome. I'm glad you find the content interesting to watch. Life was hard for the majority in the past and it's good to give a voice to that. Thank you very much for your support for my channel!

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Hello , awesome 👍. I save for just right moment to watch . Ty very much. Best to you 💫👍

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[@erikarmstrong1831]

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[@CoralineJonesPinkPalace]

What a beautiful, but disgusting time to be alive.

[@FactFeast]

It was a hard life for many but a fascinating period of history for this and rapid changes. I’m glad I didn’t live in those times though.

[@sandralevin2489]

PBS and BBC should ban together to make this a TV series.

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Thank you! I have more videos about Victorian jobs on my channel.

[@sandralevin2489]

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[@josefina5421]

I am reminded of the immigrant ships. There were outbreaks of gastrointestinal disease and disease spread rapidly.

[@brianedwards7142]

I feel sorry for the little girl who got scarlet fever. I wonder what they would think if they saw people in hazmat suits disinfecting places exposed to Ebola.

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That was a sad tale indeed. Thank you for your comment.

[@samuelfellows6923]

And later = covid-19

[@o.wildfarmer8023]

This NARRATOR is a GIANT!

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[@moondancer4660]

Wow! How interesting! ❤️

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Thank you Moon Dancer. These unfortunate men had poor protective clothing.

[@moondancer4660]

@@FactFeast Indeed they did!

[@brianedwards7142]

Chloride of Soda. Sodium Chloride. Salt.

[@pommydiva1]

im glad i live in todays time. it was very tough back then, i certainly wouldnt have liked that job

[@FactFeast]

I think road repairs or street sweeping (jobs these men often did before becoming disinfectors) would have been preferential as it was safer.

[@matthewm2528]

Fascinating

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[@angr3819]

Thank you

[@leerequiem]

This is a fascinating vocation, but I kept wondering what was more detrimental to these noble men, the pathogens they were exposed to or the poisonous fumes in the cleaning products they used, some of them are really abrasive and must have taken a terrible toll on their health A great and informative video thank you

[@FactFeast]

Yes, they seem to have had little for face protection. Poor men. Thank you for your comment.

[@KraftyKreator]

Appropriate video for today's day and age.

[@curbyourshi1056]

11:11 Was that an advert for salt?

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I'm note sure what was added - it mentions a 'formula.'

[@spaceynasa]

wish the video talked more about their day-to-day responsibilities and not how noble they were and how people felt in Victorian-era London. I want to know about what they did, couldn't follow the video...

[@steve29roses]

To think carbolic soap was common the workhouses!

[@shaynecarter-murray3127]

This reminds me of the Velveteen Rabbit

[@Badgerlust]

Way before hazmat suits😅

[@louisep4805]

I doubt their wore masks and gloves in those days.

[@mijiyoon5575]

Could be now just another disease

[@Khatoon170]

Last part of my research infectious diseases were greatest cause of Victorian mortality most of these such as small pox tuberculosis influenza were old sourages but in 1831 Britain suffered from pandemic cholera and Victorian children diseases and many Londoners died from illness such as cholera measles scarlet fever and babies were most risk from diarrhea tuberculosis even in rich families died because of poor medical knowledge in 1880s 19 th century epidemics such as typhus yellow fever small pox scarlet fever they Victorians cure nose bleeds plugging nares with inflated balloons fabricated from animals intestines by j .frank in 1807 sorry iheard from mummy that cats are necessary to clean houses from insects and mice in the past just kidding and most dangerous fatal jobs in Victorian era are work house in awful conditions chimney sweeper prostitution hand loom weavers male cotton spinners thank you for giving chance to read learn new new information improve our English language as well as foreigners subscribers we appreciate your great efforts stay safe blessed good luck to you your dearest ones

[@FactFeast]

As you say, disease didn't discriminate between rich and poor. The disinfectors were just as likely to be cleaning a filthy tenement house as a mansion in Belgravia. Thank you for taking the time to write a comment.

[@j_s_soares]

The video ends abruptly. Was this intended?

[@FactFeast]

That was the where the journalist ended his account.

[@Khatoon170]

How are you doing happy mother day to yours and ours and all mothers young or old alive or dead we celebrate mother day in Arabic countries as well as you in England on March sorry sir I thought you will mention new topics about Edwardian time but victorian time is really misery and spread of crime and poverty and death cases but thank you for your wonderful cultural documentary channel iheard from my mother iwas born 1970s she told me that women in the past born more than ten or even twenty because women have birth till fifty and became poor hope nowdays and most of kids are dead because of small pox it’s was pandemic but me others kids have vaccinated not all of kids some died some remain alive And she said iheard from my grandma that plague spread around world caused by mice iheard too about Spanish flu in world war 1 we have global pandemic now COVID-19 May god end this misery soon amen anyway as always iam gathering main information about topics you mentioned briefly here it’s victorian diseases which are common typhoid because poor situation limited acces to clean water tuberculosis whopping cough dickenis disease

[@Khatoon170]

Sorry imean were gave birth to more than ten kids by grammatical mistakes iam not native speaker always making mistakes grammatical spelling

[@FactFeast]

You are right - many people had hard lives in the Victorian era and so topics can sometimes be like this if we look at history honestly. But this was how life was for many and not the few. Thank you for your support for my channel.

[@proud2bpagan]

i'm not Muslim, but one of my favorite Hadiths was where the Prophet(PBUH) told his follower to stay home and care for his mom bc the entrance to Paradise lay at her feet.

[@garyhyndman1105]

UK going this way again.

[@SentMyOwnWay]

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[@orangedodge8333]

Perfect job for Democrats.