King John II of France, called the Good, likewise ordered street cleaning as a means of countering the threat of an epidemic. The king took this step after learning of an ancient Greek doctor who had saved Athens from a plague by cleaning and washing the streets.
შუა საუკუნეებში ბევრი ქუჩა, რომლებზეც ღია საკანალიზაციო არხები გადიოდა, გასუფთავებულ იქნა.