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by dredmorbius 3314 days ago
Noise pollution, and complaints of city noises (and smells) pre-date industrial times. You'll particularly find diatribes about this from writers, scientists, and philosophers. Horse's hooves and carriage-wheels on cobbles and pavingstones, for example.

Prior to organised sanitation systems, olefactory assaults were also far more common.