The scrutiny, or examination of the filth Edwin Cornwall Bedfont is now in the

Bedfont is now in the London borough of Hounslow

and Southwark Cathedral on the right

another stands at the top of a ladder to attend to a street-lamp

James Figgins

showing the area between the end of St Paul's Cathedral and London Bridge

The scrutiny, or examination of the filth Edwin Cornwall Bedfont is now in the'The scrutiny, or examination of the filth', 1784. Five men, holding their noses and examining chamber pots, with devils in the background on either side. One man is vomiting. three men and both the devils are making remarks. The pots are inscribed Poll book, 1784. This is a satire on the demand for scrutiny of votes by Charles Wray after the 1784 general election. Wray finished third behind Viscount Hood and Charles John Fox in the race for the two