Dwelling Houses: Their Sanitary Construction and Arrangements ...D. Van Nostrand, 1880 - 156 Seiten |
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... draught in the chimneys when the wind is in a certain direction , and the more the chimneys are sheltered by high buildings the more chances there are of down - draughts in them . If necessary , an iron or zinc pipe called a " tall ...
... draught in the chimneys when the wind is in a certain direction , and the more the chimneys are sheltered by high buildings the more chances there are of down - draughts in them . If necessary , an iron or zinc pipe called a " tall ...
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... walls . The skirting boards of wood- en floors should be let into a groove in the floor . This will serve to prevent draughts coming through , and dust accumulating in the apertures , which are invariably formed by 23.
... walls . The skirting boards of wood- en floors should be let into a groove in the floor . This will serve to prevent draughts coming through , and dust accumulating in the apertures , which are invariably formed by 23.
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... 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 some ...
... 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 some ...
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... 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 . There being , then , in ...
... 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 . There being , then , in ...
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... has been accustomed to sit in a room when a draught comes under the door . On the other hand , if an aperture is made into the outer air through a wall at a few feet from the floor , the air enters in a cold straight current 34.
... has been accustomed to sit in a room when a draught comes under the door . On the other hand , if an aperture is made into the outer air through a wall at a few feet from the floor , the air enters in a cold straight current 34.
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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...