Commission sniffs out solution to Great Stink

摘要

In the summer of 1858, the 'Great Stink' of London had become so overpowering that it drove members of Parliament from the chambers of the House of Commons. It's no surprise then that a bill was rushed through Parliament in 18 days to fund the construction of a new sewer system.rnThe Engineer reported on the results of the Royal Commission, which was appointed to investigate the best way of dealing with London's growing waste problem.rn'To avoid the exposure of deposited matter and from the processes necessary for its manufacture into solid manure, thernreservoirs are proposed to be detached lengths of large sewers,' the article said.