Dwelling Houses: Their Sanitary Construction and Arrangements ...D. Van Nostrand, 1880 - 156 Seiten |
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... cesspools , etc. , especially in per- vious soils . Persons should therefore always be suspicious of the quality of water derived from shallow wells , for frequently , even when bright and spark- ling , it is highly contaminated . ( 3 ...
... cesspools , etc. , especially in per- vious soils . Persons should therefore always be suspicious of the quality of water derived from shallow wells , for frequently , even when bright and spark- ling , it is highly contaminated . ( 3 ...
Seite 93
... cesspools were constructed long before water closets came into use , and were often retained after the introduc- tion of these . In many instances they are placed underneath houses , and under the basements of large houses there are ...
... cesspools were constructed long before water closets came into use , and were often retained after the introduc- tion of these . In many instances they are placed underneath houses , and under the basements of large houses there are ...
Seite 94
... cesspools , and to trace the course of every pipe from every part of the house . In many instances , openings from the basement floor lead into disused cess- pools , even in houses that have been drained , and the cesspools presumably ...
... cesspools , and to trace the course of every pipe from every part of the house . In many instances , openings from the basement floor lead into disused cess- pools , even in houses that have been drained , and the cesspools presumably ...
Seite 96
... cesspools ; but if dust bins are bad and are nuisances , as they most certainly are in a very large number of instances , midden heaps must be very much worse . Refuse matters become nuisances and injurious to health when they are ...
... cesspools ; but if dust bins are bad and are nuisances , as they most certainly are in a very large number of instances , midden heaps must be very much worse . Refuse matters become nuisances and injurious to health when they are ...
Seite 97
... cess- pools , then , have consisted in making them smaller and smaller , and , lastly , moveable the fosses mobiles of the Con- tinent ; the pans , pails , tubs , etc. , of some of our large towns . These mova- ble receptacles are ...
... cess- pools , then , have consisted in making them smaller and smaller , and , lastly , moveable the fosses mobiles of the Con- tinent ; the pans , pails , tubs , etc. , of some of our large towns . These mova- ble receptacles are ...
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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...