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East London Waterworks Company

Controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 1866

    Contaminated water during the 1866 cholera outbreak

    During a major cholera outbreak in London, the East London Waterworks Company was found guilty of supplying contaminated water drawn from the River Lea and stored in open reservoirs. Reports referred to foul water entering the mains and dead eels being found in the pipes. The episode became an example of the public-health risks associated with polluted sources and fragmented private water management.

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