Most families tried to have their raw sewage collected and dumped in the Thames to prevent their cesspit from filling faster than the sewage could decompose into the soil.
Većina obitelji nastojala je svoj neobrađen otpad prikupljati i odlagati u Temzu radi sprečavanja da se njihova septička jama napuni brže nego što bi se otpad stigao razgraditi u tlo.