Metropolitan Commission of Sewers

Metropolitan Commission of Sewers
AbbreviationMCS
PredecessorSewer commissions of:
SuccessorMetropolitan Board of Works
Formation1 January 1849 (1849-01-01)
Dissolved1 January 1856 (1856-01-01)
TypeAd hoc board
Legal statusStatutory authority
PurposePublic health, sewerage, drainage
Headquarters1 Greek Street
Location
  • London, United Kingdom
Coordinates51°30′54″N 0°07′53″W / 51.5149°N 0.1313°W / 51.5149; -0.1313
OriginsMetropolitan 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

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.