Toilets in the Ancient World c.2,600-1,900 BC In the Indus Valley civilization (c.2,600-1,900 BC) streets were built on a grid pattern and networks of sewers were dug under them. Toilets were flushed with water.
2,000 to 1,600 BC. On the island of Crete the Minoan civilization flourished from 2,000 to 1,600 BC. They too built drainage systems, which also took sewage. Toilets were flushed with water.
1596 In 1596 Sir John Harrington invented a flushing lavatory with a cistern.
However in 1775 Alexander Cumming was granted a patent for a flushing lavatory. Joseph Brahmah made a better design in 1778.
Siglo 19th However flushing toilets were a luxury at first and they did not become common till the late 19th century. Also popular in the 19th century were earth closets.
1852 The first modern public lavatory, with flushing toilets opened in London in 1852.London
1892 In 1892 John Nevil Maskelyne invented the coin operated lock for toilets.
Toilets Today Today in rich countries we take toilets for granted yet in poor countries millions of people do not have hygienic toilets.