Yes, I believe we can, here are a couple bits of information I've borrowed from the NOAA Ocean Service Education™ website
"Pollution is not a new phenomenon. In fact, pollution has been a problem since the appearance of our earliest ancestors (Markham, 1994). Increasing human populations have opened the door to more bacteria and disease."
"By the 1800s, people began to understand that unsanitary living conditions and water contamination contributed to disease epidemics. This new awareness prompted major cities to take measures to control waste and garbage."
If we can do the math with when Pollution started (assuming 1760) and when Good Omens™ took place (also assuming 2019) - I insist Pollution is 259, anyone reject?