Proposed Regulations in Hygeiopolis mb-height 3727 in the foreground are Westminster

in the foreground are Westminster Abbey

Candlesticks and mugs are flying through the air

newsboys shout and blow trumpets on the right

The Simplex

and the City of London with church spires can be seen in the distance

Proposed Regulations in Hygeiopolis mb-height 3727 in the foreground are Westminster'Proposed Regulations in Hygeiopolis', 1877. Hygiene was gradually being recognised as essential in managing the health of the nation. However, Punch believed that too many rules and regulations about hygiene were limiting the freedom of the people. The start of the article reads, 'No dinner party will be allowed to take place until the menu has been submitted to the Board of Health, and received its sanction under the official seal'. From Punch, or