Dwelling Houses: Their Sanitary Construction and ArrangementsLewis, 1885 - 117 Seiten |
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... better than anything else , for the simple reason that they have been already burnt . This fact was remarkably shown in the great fire at Chicago , where the brick houses remained comparatively intact , while the granite ones were ...
... better than anything else , for the simple reason that they have been already burnt . This fact was remarkably shown in the great fire at Chicago , where the brick houses remained comparatively intact , while the granite ones were ...
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... better lined with pipes , as these are much more easily cleaned , an up- draught is more readily established in them , and they completely disconnect the flue from the structure of the house , and so help to prevent destruction by fire ...
... better lined with pipes , as these are much more easily cleaned , an up- draught is more readily established in them , and they completely disconnect the flue from the structure of the house , and so help to prevent destruction by fire ...
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... better without a cowl of any kind on the top of it , as will be further explained in the next lecture . Flooring . - Fire proof floors are most desirable . They may be made of concrete or brick arches between iron girders , in which ...
... better without a cowl of any kind on the top of it , as will be further explained in the next lecture . Flooring . - Fire proof floors are most desirable . They may be made of concrete or brick arches between iron girders , in which ...
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... better than iron , and need not be so thick . They must be insulated from the walls of the house . by suitable rings of some non - conducting material , and end in some moist place in the soil . In the case of an isolated house it is ...
... better than iron , and need not be so thick . They must be insulated from the walls of the house . by suitable rings of some non - conducting material , and end in some moist place in the soil . In the case of an isolated house it is ...
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... better tongued . Parquet flooring , made of teak , may be placed over the whole of the surface , the ob- ject being to ensure , as far as possible , a uniform and im- pervious surface without cracks or badly made joints in which dust ...
... better tongued . Parquet flooring , made of teak , may be placed over the whole of the surface , the ob- ject being to ensure , as far as possible , a uniform and im- pervious surface without cracks or badly made joints in which dust ...
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aërated air inlet aperture apparatus Ball valve basement basin bricks carbonic acid carried cement cistern compartment connected considerable container contrivance course covered cowl D-trap damp-proof course discharge disconnected domestic purposes door drains draught drinking water dust escape excretal matters exit shaft filtering material Fleeming Jenkin floor flue foul air foul water frequently gas burner hard waters holes hopper closet house-sewer impervious impure inside instances joints lead louvres lower main sewer means Messrs metal milk of lime necessary nuisance outer air outlet overflow pipe pass perforated pervious placed prevent products of combustion quantity of water rain-water receptacles refuse matters sash sewer or cesspool sewer trap side silicated carbon sinks siphon trap soft water soil soil-pipe sometimes stoneware stoves supply of water surface tank towns tube typhoid fever valve box ventilating pipe vertical wall warm waste waste-pipe water supplied water-closets window
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Seite 56 - It ought to be an absolute condition for a public water supply that it should be uncontaminated by drainage.
Seite 36 - ... 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...
Seite 66 - This consists chiefly of ashes and cinders ; but, unfortunately, the dust bin or ash pit is only too convenient a receptacle for all kinds of refuse matters, including kitchen debris, and so, in a large number of instances, these receptacles, especially in hot weather, become excessively foul, and an abominable nuisance. If the dust were removed daily, as it should be wherever this is practicable, the mixture of organic matter with it would not be of great importance, but where this cannot be done,...