Metropolitan Commission of Sewers
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The Metropolitan Commission of Sewers was one of London's first steps towards bringing its sewer and drainage infrastructure under the control of a single public body. It was absorbed by the Metropolitan Board of Works on 1 January 1856.
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Abbreviation | MCS |
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Predecessor | Sewer commissions of:
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Successor | Metropolitan Board of Works |
Formation | 1 January 1849 (1849-01-01) |
Dissolved | 1 January 1856 (1856-01-01) |
Type | Ad hoc board |
Legal status | Statutory authority |
Purpose | Public health, sewerage, drainage |
Headquarters | 1 Greek Street |
Location |
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Coordinates | 51.5149°N 0.1313°W / 51.5149; -0.1313 |
Origins | Metropolitan Commission of Sewers Act 1848 |
Region served | Inner London |
Membership (1854–1856) | 21 |
Chairman | Richard Jebb |
Engineer | Joseph Bazalgette |
Commissioners | |
Parent organization | Government of the United Kingdom |
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