Dwelling Houses: Their Sanitary Construction and Arrangements ...D. Van Nostrand, 1880 - 156 Seiten |
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... mentioned can be contaminated by the percolation into it of foul matters from the refuse of habitations , combined with the fact that people who live on such soils , as a rule , drink water from wells dug in them , no doubt accounts for ...
... mentioned can be contaminated by the percolation into it of foul matters from the refuse of habitations , combined with the fact that people who live on such soils , as a rule , drink water from wells dug in them , no doubt accounts for ...
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... mentioned in connection with the drains , and they are , of course , especially necessary on impervious soils . The ultimate destination of the drains is into the watercourses , streams , rivers , & c . So much for natural soils ; but ...
... mentioned in connection with the drains , and they are , of course , especially necessary on impervious soils . The ultimate destination of the drains is into the watercourses , streams , rivers , & c . So much for natural soils ; but ...
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... mention Currall's window ventilator , which con- sists of a metal plate fastened along the lower bar of the lower sash , and parallel to it , with an opening below the sash for the admission of air , which is thus de- flected into a ...
... mention Currall's window ventilator , which con- sists of a metal plate fastened along the lower bar of the lower sash , and parallel to it , with an opening below the sash for the admission of air , which is thus de- flected into a ...
Seite 43
... mentioned here . The name almost describes it . It resembles a drawer , which is pulled out of the wall for a certain distance , and allows air to come into the room verti- cally in several streams between metal plates placed inside the ...
... mentioned here . The name almost describes it . It resembles a drawer , which is pulled out of the wall for a certain distance , and allows air to come into the room verti- cally in several streams between metal plates placed inside the ...
Seite 44
... mention that it is sometimes advised to place perforated zinc or wire gauze out- side the entrance to the ventilators , so as to prevent dust , etc. , coming into the room . This is not advisable , as the apertures get clogged up , and ...
... mention that it is sometimes advised to place perforated zinc or wire gauze out- side the entrance to the ventilators , so as to prevent dust , etc. , coming into the room . This is not advisable , as the apertures get clogged up , and ...
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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...