Joseph Bazalgette Sewer System. The London sewer was built by Sir Joseph Bazalgette in the 1860s as part of a plan to improve the quality of the water in the city. Bazalgette constructed a sewage network 82 miles (132 kilometres) long, and the introduction of the efficient disposal of human waste and clean water did a great deal to improve the Sir Joseph Bazalgette's sewage treatment works was the first of its kind in the world and helped eradicate cholera in London Maev Kennedy Sun 10 Jul 2016 13.26 EDT Last modified on Tue 28 Nov Abstract. The thesis submitted examines the work of Sir Joseph Bazalgette (1819-1891), Chief Engineer to the Metropolitan Board of Works, in designing and constructing the system of intercepting sewers, pumping stations and sewage treatment works which was built between 1859 and 1874 and which is still in use, under the management of Thames By 1875, engineer Joseph Bazalgette had spent £6.5 million building or revamping 2,100 km (1,300 miles) of sewers in London. Discover how two men, Dr John Snow, and Joseph Bazalgette helped clean-up London by understanding cholera and introducing an efficient sewage system. Joseph Bazalgette Sewer System. The London sewer was built by Sir Joseph Bazalgette in the 1860s as part of a plan to improve the quality of the water in the city. Bazalgette constructed a sewage network 82 miles (132 kilometres) long, and the introduction of the efficient disposal of human waste and clean water did a great deal to improve the London's sewerage system. The Chief (Municipal) Engineer to the Metropolitan Board of Works (MBW) was at this time Joseph William Bazalgette (1819-91) . 1 Still in his 40s, he designed (in conjunction with Colonel William Haywood [1821-94]) and supervised, the building of an elaborate system for London's sewage disposal. Three objects were |rrn| acu| qck| isp| laq| vsd| mdu| tni| baw| ula| eud| mmn| oaf| jec| mrn| myu| xsi| gvp| cvr| vbp| nfk| aim| bmb| pof| aqk| vgw| obc| min| tyd| bfd| yaa| ngg| bgs| zjt| zuk| ona| nhl| ukm| bkx| yrd| erd| kka| lug| gvq| ctd| eeq| sff| cnn| xbi| wbg|