Question

During the Victorian era, drinking water in London was (1 point)

Answer 1

Contaminated.
100% Sure.

Answer 2

Was filthy and dangerous to drink. Making the water into alchohol and heating it for tea or coffee reduced chances of disease greatly.

Answer 3

So contaminated looters called Dredgers would got into the rivers and steal things just floating around like barrels, crates, and dead bodies (mostly just looted the bodies for valuables). It also made the city smell gross (especially during low tide).