Dwelling Houses: Their Sanitary Construction and ArrangementsLewis, 1885 - 117 Seiten |
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... called impervious soils , which are of course all pervious to some extent , it is necessary to pro- vide means whereby the level of the water shall be kept below a certain minimum depth from the foundations of the houses . This is done ...
... called impervious soils , which are of course all pervious to some extent , it is necessary to pro- vide means whereby the level of the water shall be kept below a certain minimum depth from the foundations of the houses . This is done ...
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... called . This made ground consists of the refuse of dust- bins , ash - pits , midden - heaps , and the like , which is shot at some place where the ground requires to be raised . It is very undesirable that houses should be built on any ...
... called . This made ground consists of the refuse of dust- bins , ash - pits , midden - heaps , and the like , which is shot at some place where the ground requires to be raised . It is very undesirable that houses should be built on any ...
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... called the " cement of the Romans , " as the term " Roman cement " is now commonly applied to a very inferior article . In making concrete columns , the Romans adopted the practice of in- serting layers of their flat bricks , which we ...
... called the " cement of the Romans , " as the term " Roman cement " is now commonly applied to a very inferior article . In making concrete columns , the Romans adopted the practice of in- serting layers of their flat bricks , which we ...
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... called a " tall - boy " may be placed on the top of the brickwork , to increase the length of the flue . This is some- times even carried up adjoining buildings , and is , as a general rule better without a cowl of any kind on the top ...
... called a " tall - boy " may be placed on the top of the brickwork , to increase the length of the flue . This is some- times even carried up adjoining buildings , and is , as a general rule better without a cowl of any kind on the top ...
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... called , on the sides , for they serve not only to attach the sloping board to the wall , but to prevent the air from falling out sideways into the room . This ventilator may be hidden by hanging a picture in front of it , and will ...
... called , on the sides , for they serve not only to attach the sloping board to the wall , but to prevent the air from falling out sideways into the room . This ventilator may be hidden by hanging a picture in front of it , and will ...
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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,...