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1858 CE–1875 CE

London main drainage and Bazalgette’s sewer network

Agua e infraestructura hidráulica · Saneamiento urbano · Alcantarillado · Salud pública

After the sanitary and political crisis of 1858, the Metropolitan Board of Works implemented Joseph Bazalgette’s interceptor-sewer system. The network moved wastewater away from central London and its main works were completed in 1875. This entry records a material and institutional response; it does not replace John Snow’s epidemiological investigation or assign every health outcome to one project.

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