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The Sanitation of Paris, France During the French Revolution, the Number of Residents Within and the Size of Paris During the French Revolution, the Impact of Tanneries Upon the Environment During the 18th Century, the First Step of the Tanning Process, the Second Step of the Tanning Process and the Reason for This, the Reason Residing Near a Tannery Was Virtually Impossible During the 18th Century, the Size of the Palace of Versailles and the Number of Rooms and Windows Within the Palace of Versailles, the Number of Candles Required Daily to Light the Hall of Mirrors Within the Palace of Versailles During the 18th Century, the Reason Workers Within the Palace of Versailles Emptied Their Bladder and Bowels Within Public Spaces, the Freedom Possessed by the Livestock of the Palace of Versailles, the Reason Women Within the Palace of Versaille Hemmed Their Dresses With Brown Fabric During the 18th Century, Austrian Queen Marie Antoinette’s Affinity for Hygiene, How the Income Tax System Worked Within France During the 18th Century, the Concept of the “Lieu l’Anglaise” (Location of the Englishwoman), the Etymology of the English Term “Loo”, How the Lieu l’Anglaise Worked, How Human Waste Was Disposed of During the 18th Century, the Reason Courtiers Utilized Leather Umbrellas When Walking Below Windows During the 18th Century, the Causation of the French Revolution, the Living Conditions and Life Expectancy Within Paris During the 18th Century, the View of How Disease Propagated During the Medieval Period, How French Physician Jean Noël Hallé Studied Disease and Death, the Career Path of Hallé, the Question Hallé Attempted to Resolve, the Result of French Secretary Pierre-Louis Bance (Boncerf) (Hallé’s Assistant) Investigating Tanneries, the Evolution of the Scientific Understanding of Disease During the 18th Century, the Compromise French King Louis XVI Enacted for the Complaints of the French Public, the Requests and Demands of the French Public Recorded Within the Cahiers de Plaintes et Doléances (Registers of Grievances and Complaints) Publication, the Origin of Democracy Formulating Within France, the French Public’s First Experience With Political Autonomy, the Reason Louis XVI Was Unable to Resolve the Requests and Demands of the French Public, the French Public’s View of the French Aristocracy in 1789, the Reason Louis XVI’s Cahiers de Plaintes et Doléances Plan Threatened His Administration, the Natural Disaster Which Helped Launch the French Revolution, the Reason Bread Became Virtually Impossible to Acquire Within France During the Late 18th Century, the Penalty Bakers Experienced for Stockpiling Flour, the First Usage of the Guillotine (Guillotin’s Little Device), the Methods of Execution Within Europe Prior to the Advent of the Guillotine, the Number of Persons Killed During the French Revolution and the Youngest and Eldest Age Executed During This Period, the Reason the Streets of Paris Were Constantly Bloodied During the French Revolution, the Factor Which Accelerates the Decomposition of Human Remains, the Decomposition Process of Human Remains, the Reason Heads Decompose Slower Than the Rest of the Human Body, the Hypothesized Number of Persons Buried Within Les Catacombes de Paris (the Catacombes of Paris), French Emperor Napoléon Bonaparte’s View of Clean Hot Water and How Bonaparte Improved the Hygiene of the French Public Post 1804, the Infrastructure Bonaparte Constructed During This Period, the First Government Funded Immunization Program in History, the Reason Bonaparte Developed an Immunization Program for the French Military and French Public, the Person Who Helped Expand and Clean the Sewer System of Paris in 1850, and the Total Length of the Sewer Lines Installed During This Infrastructural Upgrade Project

Paris, France around the time of the French Revolution was an absolute mess in terms of sanitation. Over 500,000 people were crammed into an area of 28 square kilometres. One of the largest contributors to pollution during this era was the work of tanneries, which converted what is essentially animal skin, into leather goods. First the hide was immersed in an alkaline lime and water solution for up to 3 weeks, then it was brought out and shaved for both the hair on one side of the hide and the d...


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