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The '''Great Stink''' was an event in [[Central London]] during July and August 1858 in which the hot weather exacerbated the smell of untreated [[human waste]] and industrial [[effluent]] that was present on the banks of the [[River Thames]]. The problem had been mounting for some years, with an ageing and inadequate sewer system that emptied directly into the Thames. The [[miasma theory|miasma]] from the effluent was thought to transmit contagious diseases, and three outbreaks of [[cholera]] before the Great Stink were blamed on the ongoing problems with the river.