Westminster and Middlesex Commission of Sewers

Westminster and Middlesex Commission of SewersSuccessor| Metropolitan Commission of Sewers

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Dissolved| 1 January 1849 (1849-01-01)
Legal status| Statutory authority
Purpose| Public health, sewerage, drainage
Headquarters| 1 Greek Street (from 1811)[1]
Location|

* London, United Kingdom

Coordinates| 51°30′54″N 0°07′53″W﻿ / ﻿51.5149°N 0.1313°W﻿ / 51.5149; -0.1313

Region served

| City and Liberty of Westminster and Middlesex

Parent organization

| Government of the United Kingdom

The Westminster and Middlesex Commission of Sewers was established in 1596 under the 1531 Statute of Sewers.

Its area was defined by statute in 1807,[2] and before then by various letters patent.[3]

It was absorbed by the Metropolitan Commission of Sewers (which took over the Greek Street offices) on 1 January 1849.

Records are kept at the London Metropolitan Archives

## References

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1. ^ https://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vols33-4/pp88-106
2. ^ Westminster and Middlesex Sewers Act 1807 (47 Geo. 3 Sess. 1. c. vii)
3. ^ "Westminster and Middlesex Commission of Sewers". National Archives. Retrieved 22 June 2023.