Dwelling Houses: Their Sanitary Construction and Arrangements ...D. Van Nostrand, 1880 - 156 Seiten |
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... rainfall ; while the eastern coast , which is swept by winds that have passed across Siberia and Russia , and have only the narrow strip of German Ocean to pass over before they reach our coast , has a dry , bleak , and compar- atively ...
... rainfall ; while the eastern coast , which is swept by winds that have passed across Siberia and Russia , and have only the narrow strip of German Ocean to pass over before they reach our coast , has a dry , bleak , and compar- atively ...
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... rain , or it will run down the walls . If this is not done , the walls will be continually damp and dirty . Rain - 20.
... rain , or it will run down the walls . If this is not done , the walls will be continually damp and dirty . Rain - 20.
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... Rain - water gutters may be made of lead or iron . They must have a sufficient fall , and shoot directly into the heads of the rain - water pipes . They should be wide enough inside to stand in , so that the snow may be cleared out . If ...
... Rain - water gutters may be made of lead or iron . They must have a sufficient fall , and shoot directly into the heads of the rain - water pipes . They should be wide enough inside to stand in , so that the snow may be cleared out . If ...
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... rain - water tanks , which must be well ' ventilated , or on to the surface of the ground or area round the house . They should not be connected directly Iwith the drains or sewers . Neither should they be placed with their hoppers or ...
... rain - water tanks , which must be well ' ventilated , or on to the surface of the ground or area round the house . They should not be connected directly Iwith the drains or sewers . Neither should they be placed with their hoppers or ...
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... rain . Openings are sometimes made high up in the room into the chimney flue and protected by valves , the best known of which is Arnott's valve , which consists of a light metal flap , swinging inside a metal frame work in such a way ...
... rain . Openings are sometimes made high up in the room into the chimney flue and protected by valves , the best known of which is Arnott's valve , which consists of a light metal flap , swinging inside a metal frame work in such a way ...
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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...