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Joseph Bazalgette

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Sir Joseph William Bazalgette was a British civil engineer. As Chief Engineer of London's Metropolitan Board of Works, his major achievement was the creation of the London Main Drainage, the sewerage system for central London, built in response to the Great Stink of 1858. It was instrumental in relieving the city of cholera epidemics.

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  • Wikipedia 'Joseph Bazalgette': infobox birth_date, checked 2026-09-27
  • In Field: Civil Engineering, Lead section
    Sir Joseph William Bazalgette (; 28 March 1819-15 March 1891) was a British civil engineer.
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