Dwelling Houses: Their Sanitary Construction and Arrangements ...D. Van Nostrand, 1880 - 156 Seiten |
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... frequently lost sight of , and the walls below the level of the ground are frequently made of the worst possible materials . Being hidden from sight , it is often considered that the best materials need not be used for them . It is ...
... frequently lost sight of , and the walls below the level of the ground are frequently made of the worst possible materials . Being hidden from sight , it is often considered that the best materials need not be used for them . It is ...
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... frequently used concrete walls in their aqueduct bridges and other con- structions . The cement used was of extraordinary hardness , and has , I be- lieve , never been surpassed , even if equaled , in later times . It might be called ...
... frequently used concrete walls in their aqueduct bridges and other con- structions . The cement used was of extraordinary hardness , and has , I be- lieve , never been surpassed , even if equaled , in later times . It might be called ...
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... frequently noticed in rooms through which rain - water gutters pass . The rain - water pipes should also be outside the house . They should be of iron , well jointed . Galvanized iron ones are preferable ; they are only a * The remark ...
... frequently noticed in rooms through which rain - water gutters pass . The rain - water pipes should also be outside the house . They should be of iron , well jointed . Galvanized iron ones are preferable ; they are only a * The remark ...
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... frequently ventilated . But the aspirating action of 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 ...
... frequently ventilated . But the aspirating action of 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 ...
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... frequently in every room , a shaft — whether sufficient or not , we will consider by - and - bye - for the es- cape of air , it becomes of the first im- portance for us to consider the means by which air may be admitted into our houses ...
... frequently in every room , a shaft — whether sufficient or not , we will consider by - and - bye - for the es- cape of air , it becomes of the first im- portance for us to consider the means by which air may be admitted into our houses ...
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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...