But perhaps the most disturbing part of Victorian London’s toilet story…
Was what happened to the people at the very bottom of society.
Because while the wealthy suffered inconvenience…
The poor suffered catastrophe.
In the slums of Victorian London…
Entire families often lived in a single room.
Sometimes six…
Eight…
Or even ten people crowded together.
And for many of them—
There was no private toilet at all.
Whole buildings shared one outdoor privy.
Sometimes over a hundred people