The pamphlet was published in 1661, yet it appears to have been largely ignored. Pollution continued unabated and even in 1952 the Great Smog of London [1] kill

The pamphlet was published in 1661, yet it appears to have been largely ignored. Pollution continued unabated and even in 1952 the Great Smog of London [1] killed an estimated 10,000 people over the course of a couple of days, and made another 100,000 sick. Really makes you think what kind of warning that was ignored in 2020 will be unearthed in the year 2311 to be considered very foretelling. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Smog_of_London https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Smog_of_London