Dirty and Dangerous Life of a Victorian Disease Cleaner (Worst Jobs in Victorian England)

Sickness was everywhere in the filthy Victorian era, but who cleaned the fever dens to restore sanitary conditions? The Public Health Act 1875 and the 'Inspector of Nuisances' made sanitary control important for fighting disease. The only problem was that someone had to be employed to go into 'fever dens' to remove contaminated material and sanitize homes. That was the job of the Public Disinfectors in the 19th Century, and they put their lives at risk to clean-up. Find out how they worked and what they wore to protect themselves. Do you think this was one of the worst jobs of Victorian times?