In the 1850's,at sometimes,Parliament was suspended! What was the reason?

There was a stink about it at the time

In hot weather the stench from the Thames was so bad that sittings became impossible to maintain sometimes. It was still widely believed that disease was carried by foul air a belief which certainly encouraged the House to suspend sittings. It prompted the government to hire Bazalgette to construct a vast system of sewers and to build the Embankment, the wide roadway running along the North side of the river containing main sewers and an underground railway line running eastwards.

1859 was the year.Good answer Fred, thanx for the details.

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