how did the well-laid sewer system in the modern part of hanoi prove to be a curse in 1903
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In 1903, the bubonic plague broke out in Hanoi, and people manipulated the situation in a different way to exploit French Colonisers. The French part of Hanoi was built as a very beautiful and clean city with wide avenues and a well-laid sewer system. While the native quarter was not provided with any modern facilities.
The refuse from the old city drained straight out into the river or, during heavy rains or floods, overflowed into the streets.Thus what was installed to create a hygienic environment in the French city became the cause of the plague. The large sewers in the modern part of the city, a symbol of modernity, were an ideal and protected breeding ground for rats.
The sewer also served as a great transport system, allowing the rats to move around the city without any problem. And rats began to enter the well-cared homes of the French through the sewage pipes. The bubonic plague continued to effect Hanoi during 1903 and subsequent years and this was proved to be a curse for the well-laid sewer system in the modern part of Hanoi.
The refuse from the old city drained straight out into the river or, during heavy rains or floods, overflowed into the streets.Thus what was installed to create a hygienic environment in the French city became the cause of the plague. The large sewers in the modern part of the city, a symbol of modernity, were an ideal and protected breeding ground for rats.
The sewer also served as a great transport system, allowing the rats to move around the city without any problem. And rats began to enter the well-cared homes of the French through the sewage pipes. The bubonic plague continued to effect Hanoi during 1903 and subsequent years and this was proved to be a curse for the well-laid sewer system in the modern part of Hanoi.
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