Carlin was talking about the 1940s.
http://civil.colorado.edu/~silverst/cven5534/History of Wastewater Treatment in the US.pdf
http://civil.colorado.edu/~silverst/cven5534/History of Wastewater Treatment in the US.pdf
No river in NYC was ever anything like the sewers of Mumbai.
"We cannot have companies discharging untreated waste water into our environment, contributing to illness and, worse, antibacterial resistance. We cannot accept that rivers in India show higher concentrations of active antibiotic than the blood of someone undergoing treatment."
