Illnesses Plague London

The citizens of London may be undergoing a bit of an issue regarding their own capacities to perform everyday duties of the labor they are assigned to. It seems that a plague of malnourishment has brought forth the scurvy which used to be of the sea workers to the land workers. Long bouts of sea exploration can namely be the cause for some of the sea workers but what has caused this depletion in the nourishment of the men. Scurvy can be cured however. The revolting flu virus has been noted to take the lives of citizens if not treated well.

Talks of the Irish potato famine have brought up compelling arguments for the citizens of London to store up potatoes which are very popular for most meals and provide a great deal of nourishment for many citizens of London. Overworking while on the land closer to the salted pork and other forms of nourishment is brought about by the gentlemen themselves the bloody fools because they are the determined souls who feel they need not have a bit of a snack while in the middle of work. The men are consistently over working along with waiting till they have arrived at the homestead to consume supper with their families. As for the flu virus the men cannot seem to work through it so it is best advised to stay at home and have the lady of the house whip up a remedy of the ever potent elixir from the curiosity shop found in the streets of the marketplace around the corner from the Court of Chancery.

Josh Porter 

Ideas from: All the Year Round Vol.7 “Workmen’s Diseases” October 29^th, 1864. p272-275