Dwelling Houses: Their Sanitary Construction and Arrangements ...D. Van Nostrand, 1880 - 156 Seiten |
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... course of the Gulf Stream , has a warm , moist atmosphere , and a heavy 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 ...
... course of the Gulf Stream , has a warm , moist atmosphere , and a heavy 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 ...
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... course , so that above the impervious layer , which has arrested its progress through the rocks , there is a stratum of water of a depth which will vary with a variety of circumstances - a stratum which can be reached from the surface ...
... course , so that above the impervious layer , which has arrested its progress through the rocks , there is a stratum of water of a depth which will vary with a variety of circumstances - a stratum which can be reached from the surface ...
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... course , all pervious to some extent , it is necessary to provide mains whereby the level of the water shall be kept below a certain minimum depth from the foundations of the houses . This is done by drainage , and by a drain I mean a ...
... course , all pervious to some extent , it is necessary to provide mains whereby the level of the water shall be kept below a certain minimum depth from the foundations of the houses . This is done by drainage , and by a drain I mean a ...
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... 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 , especi- ally in the neighborhood of most of our large towns ...
... 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 , especi- ally in the neighborhood of most of our large towns ...
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... from sight , it is often considered that the best materials need not be used for them . It is advisable to have a damp course in the walls all round the house , at a little dis- tance above the ground level , whether the site be 14.
... from sight , it is often considered that the best materials need not be used for them . It is advisable to have a damp course in the walls all round the house , at a little dis- tance above the ground level , whether the site be 14.
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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...