The following are examples of stories from the digitised section of the Booth collection at the LSE, describing some of the odours encountered on walks with police officers in the period of the late 1890's.

Smell of street called North Row, Newington from Walk with Sergeant E. Wyatt, District 41 [St Peter Walworth and St Mary Newington], 28 June 1899 in Booth B365, p145.

Smell of glue and strawberry jam in Bermondsey from Walk with Police Constable William Cockett, District 33 [ST James Bermondsey and Rotherhithe], 10-11 July [1899] in Booth B365, p239.

Dog manure collecting from Walk with Police Constable Lloyds District 47 [Sydenham, Lewisham, Eltham and Lee], nd in Booth B374, p83.