Dwelling Houses: Their Sanitary Construction and Arrangements ...D. Van Nostrand, 1880 - 156 Seiten |
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... causes a slow decomposition of the organic matters in it , and renders it less objectionable as a site for building purposes . Nevertheless , no one would choose to live in a house built upon " made soil " if he could help it . The ...
... causes a slow decomposition of the organic matters in it , and renders it less objectionable as a site for building purposes . Nevertheless , no one would choose to live in a house built upon " made soil " if he could help it . The ...
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... in which he is may be kept fresh , he must have 30,000 cubic feet of air in the ten hours , or 3,000 per hour . In this climate we cannot change the air of a room more than three or four times per hour with- out causing 27.
... in which he is may be kept fresh , he must have 30,000 cubic feet of air in the ten hours , or 3,000 per hour . In this climate we cannot change the air of a room more than three or four times per hour with- out causing 27.
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... causing draught , and so each person ought to have from a thousand to 750 cubic feet of space , the air of which should be changed three or four times per hour respectively . The way in which this space is arranged is also a matter of ...
... causing draught , and so each person ought to have from a thousand to 750 cubic feet of space , the air of which should be changed three or four times per hour respectively . The way in which this space is arranged is also a matter of ...
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... the wind is , perhaps , of greater importance . When the wind blows over the top of a chim- ney , or over a ventilating pipe , it causes a diminution of pressure of the column of air in the chimney or ventilator , and so 31.
... the wind is , perhaps , of greater importance . When the wind blows over the top of a chim- ney , or over a ventilating pipe , it causes a diminution of pressure of the column of air in the chimney or ventilator , and so 31.
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... cause or increase an up - draught in them . In this way not only is smoke prevented from ascending into the rooms , but the amount of air carried through rooms up the chimneys is increased , and the ventilation of the house improved ...
... cause or increase an up - draught in them . In this way not only is smoke prevented from ascending into the rooms , but the amount of air carried through rooms up the chimneys is increased , and the ventilation of the house improved ...
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allowed aperture ball valve basement basin Bostel bricks carbonic acid carried ceiling cesspools cistern cloth compartment containing contrivance course covered cowl cylinder D-trap discharge disconnected drains draught drinking water dust edition Engineer escape especially excretal matters exit shaft filtering material fixed floor flue foul air foul water frequently galvanized iron ground hard waters holes hopper closet house sewer Illustrated impervious impure inches inside instances iron grating joints kind louvres lower sash means ments Messrs metal milk of lime necessary NOSTRAND'S PUBLICATIONS nuisance organic matter outer air overflow pipe pass pervious placed plate purposes quantity of water rain-water receptacles refuse matters sanitary side sinks siphon trap soft water soil pipe sometimes stoneware stoves stratum supply of water surface tank thrown tion TREATISE tube typhoid fever valve box valve closet ventilating pipe vertical wall warm waste pipes water closets water pipes water-waste preventer window
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Seite 79 - It ought to be an absolute condition for a public water supply that it should be uncontaminated by drainage.
Seite 53 - ... does, whereas one gas burner will consume as much oxygen and give out as much carbonic acid as five or six men, or even more. This is why it is commonly considered that gas is more injurious than lamps or candles...