And what ended up happening is that an entire emerging public health system became convinced that it was the smell that was killing everybody, that was creating these diseases that would wipe through the city every three or four years.
Het resultaat was dat de gezondheidszorg, die juist in die periode opkwam, ervan overtuigd raakte dat mensen stierven door de stank en dat de stank de ziekten verspreidde die elke drie of vier jaar de stad teisterden.