Lee Jackson
Historian and author known for works on Victorian urban life and public health, including Dirty Old London and books about Dickens's London, contributing expertise on Victorian sanitation and cleanliness.
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Jan 30, 2026 • 40min
How Filthy Were the Victorians?
Lee Jackson, historian of Victorian urban life and author of Dirty Old London, explains Victorian sanitation and public toilets. He discusses the rise of the sanitary question, clashes between miasma and germ theory, and how flush toilets and sewers reshaped cities. He also covers burial crises, public baths, class gaps in bathing, and the political crisis that built modern sewers.
