JoSeph William Bazalgette (1819–1891): A major figure in the health improvements of victorian london

Journal of Medical Biography

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 17-24

  Cook, G C ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cholera; Joseph Bazalgette; London sewerage system; sanitation; sewers; Thames Embankment; water supply

Indexed keywords

ART; ARTICLE; HEALTH SERVICE; HISTORY; SANITATION; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER SUPPLY;

DRAINAGE, SANITARY; GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; PORTRAITS; SANITARY ENGINEERING; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0033070757     PISSN: 09677720     EISSN: 17581087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096777209900700104     Document Type: Article

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