The Sewer King
In the hot summer of 1858, a window was opened in the Houses of Parliament-and Britain's great government suddenly ground to a halt. Disraeli and other leading MPs fled from their chambers, overwhelmed by the fearsome stench of decaying sewage. Fleeing "The Great Stink" for the countr...
| Other Authors: | Infobase,, BBC (Firm) |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[Place of publication not identified] :
BBC,
[2003]
Distributed by Infobase, |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (1 video file (49 min., 5 sec)) : sound, color. |
| Series: |
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World.
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| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Joseph Bazalgette (4:57);
- Disease Theory (4:42);
- Cholera's Return (4:17);
- Joseph Bazalgette's Sewage Plan (7:49);
- Support From Parliament (3:53);
- Working in the London Sewers (4:39);
- Joseph Bazalgette in the Press (5:17);
- Opening at Crossness (3:36);
- John Snow's Discovery (5:42);
- Credits: The Sewer King (0:57);