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Plague in London, 1665

A pestilent suburban cottage. A house in the Old Kent Road where cholera, diphteria and fever had all occured. It was surrounded by a foul ditch and on one side a stagnant pool.

M0007993: Plague scene

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M0007993: Plague scene

A pestilent suburban cottage. A house in the Old Kent Road where cholera, diphteria and fever had all occured. It was surrounded by a foul ditch and on one side a stagnant pool.

Plague in London, 1665