Dwelling Houses: Their Sanitary Construction and Arrangements ...D. Van Nostrand, 1880 - 156 Seiten |
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... various clays , mostly named from the localities where they are best known , as the London clay , Oxford clay , Kim- meridge , clay . Most of the metamor- phic rocks and the hard limestones are non - porous , but have a multitude of ...
... various clays , mostly named from the localities where they are best known , as the London clay , Oxford clay , Kim- meridge , clay . Most of the metamor- phic rocks and the hard limestones are non - porous , but have a multitude of ...
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... various kinds - rheumatism , and , under special circumstances , ague . It has been clearly shown that dampness of the soil under the houses is one of the great factors in the production of consumption . Dr. George Buchanan ( see 9th ...
... various kinds - rheumatism , and , under special circumstances , ague . It has been clearly shown that dampness of the soil under the houses is one of the great factors in the production of consumption . Dr. George Buchanan ( see 9th ...
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... various circumstances , such as the weight they have to support . The material used must be the best concrete . The inferior kinds , made with too little lime or cement , crumble away , allow damp air to pass through them , and make the ...
... various circumstances , such as the weight they have to support . The material used must be the best concrete . The inferior kinds , made with too little lime or cement , crumble away , allow damp air to pass through them , and make the ...
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... various kinds ( the choice of which must be left to the discretion of the architect ) , and , in some parts of the country , flint . Bricks stand fire better than anything else , for the simple reason that they have been already burned ...
... various kinds ( the choice of which must be left to the discretion of the architect ) , and , in some parts of the country , flint . Bricks stand fire better than anything else , for the simple reason that they have been already burned ...
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... various kinds . The chimney flues should be as straight as possible . They should be separate from one another a matter very often not attended to - and they are better lined with pipes , as these are much more easily cleaned ; an up ...
... various kinds . The chimney flues should be as straight as possible . They should be separate from one another a matter very often not attended to - and they are better lined with pipes , as these are much more easily cleaned ; an up ...
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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...