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Salus Populi Suprema Lex: Source of the Southwark Water Works
Salus Populi Suprema Lex: Source of the Southwark Water Works
John Edwards, owner of the Southwark Water Works, is sitting on a dome in the middle of the dark and murky Thames River; he holds a trident with drowned animals on the prongs; sludge from sewers pours in from both sides; London is in the background.
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