The People's Health: Industrial era- The Great Stink.

Question 1

when did this occur?

Answer 1

during the hot summer of 1858.

Question 2

what happened?

Answer 2

water levels in the Thames fell so much that the smell of sewage became unbearable.

Question 3

what happened to the MP’s and what did it force them to do?

Answer 3

impossible for them to continue with their debates and decided to take action.

Question 4

who did the government appoint to do what project?

Answer 4

Joseph Bazalgette as chief engineer of a huge sewage building project.

Question 5

when did the planning for the sewage system begin?

Answer 5

1859.

Question 6

when was the main part of the work completed?

Answer 6

1865.

Question 7

how were London’s sewers revolutionised?

Answer 7

1,300 miles of new brick sewers were laid, pumping stations took waste eastwards- dumped far downstream of the city.

Question 8

what did revolutionising London’s sewers cause?

Answer 8

had far fewer deaths during the next cholera epidemic 1865-1866.