Joseph Bazalgette
Who was Joseph Bazalgette?
A civil engineer who designed London's sewer system
What problem did Joseph Bazalgette help solve in London?
The Great Stink caused by poor sanitation
When did the Great Stink occur in London?
1858
What river did Joseph Bazalgette focus on cleaning?
The Thames
Which material was primarily used in Bazalgette’s sewer construction?
Brick
What role did Bazalgette hold during the sewer project?
Chief Engineer of the Metropolitan Board of Works
How did Bazalgette's sewer system affect public health?
It drastically reduced waterborne diseases like cholera
In which century did Joseph Bazalgette live and work?
19th century
How did Bazalgette overestimate the size of the sewers?
He designed them to accommodate future population growth
What honor was Joseph Bazalgette awarded for his work?
Knighthood
where did the water get pumped from
crossness
how many sewers did he construct in London
3
how many times were his plans rejected
5
what made the sewers flow
gravity and 4 industral steam pumps
how was sewage offloaded to the sea
carried off at high tide
what had been found in the water supply helping prove cholera was a waterbourne disease
an eel in the water pump of east london