Leech Collectors (Worst Jobs in Victorian History)

Описание: Working with creepy leeches can't be most people's ideas of a career, but the poor didn't have much choice. The Victorian working classes certainly had some horrible jobs and, like the bone collector and pure finder, many of them involved gathering disgusting things from streets to sell on for money. Not only was the work of a leech collector revolting, but it could also be dangerous for the person gathering them. Find out about the disgusting life of a loathsome leech collector.

📣 JOIN to support the channel as a Member:    / @factfeast  

👍 Support the channel (donations): https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/FactF...

Do you like history and mysteries? SUBSCRIBE and click the bell icon to keep up-to-date. Please support the channel by sharing this video on social media 📲 ✅ It really helps the channel grow so we can bring you more content to watch 📺 Thank you 👍

Check out Worst Jobs in Victorian History (Playlist):    • Worst Jobs in Victorian History  

Check out Victorian Documentaries (Playlist):
   • Victorians  

Check out Edwardian Documentaries (Playlist):    • Edwardians  

Credits: Narration - markmanningmedia.com
CC BY - Bone, England 1870-1909; Glass leech jar, Europe, 1851-1900; Histoires prodigieuses; Histoire d'un Roy; Muriel Robertson fishing for leeches at Elistree; Paper charm against toothache, Scotland, 1860-1880; Shop sign advertising goods in a pharmacy, England, 1801-1900; The atmospheric germ theory; Three women wading in a stream gathering leeches by Wellcome Collection; Pharmacy leech jar, blue gilt earthenware, English 1831-1859 by Science Museum; Leech by kerry Wixted; Leech collectors needed due to high demand by Tony Hisgett; Leeches by caspar s; Sogenanntes Ärzterelief mit der Darstellung chirurgischer Instrumente im Tempel von Kom Ombo, Ägypten by Olad Tausch;

CC BY-SA - Humors table by Wikipedia; Med. Leech suction action. Hirudotherapy by MED. Leeches; Sucking leech (Hirudo medicinalis) by Gleb K

#VictorianEraJobs #VictorianJobs #WorstVictorianJobs #WorstJobsInVictorianTimes #VictorianLondon #VictorianDocumentary #VictorianLondonDocumentary #VictorianEraDocumentary #LeechCollector #LeechCollectorJob #FactFeast