Dwelling Houses: Their Sanitary Construction and ArrangementsLewis, 1885 - 117 Seiten |
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... fact , the poisons of which are chiefly communicated by means of drinking water ; and the readiness with which the subsoil water just mentioned can be contaminated by the percolation into it of foul mat- ters from the refuse of ...
... fact , the poisons of which are chiefly communicated by means of drinking water ; and the readiness with which the subsoil water just mentioned can be contaminated by the percolation into it of foul mat- ters from the refuse of ...
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... fact was remarkably shown in the great fire at Chicago , where the brick houses remained comparatively intact , while the granite ones were utterly destroyed . In any case the materials should be set in mortar or cement , and in wet and ...
... fact was remarkably shown in the great fire at Chicago , where the brick houses remained comparatively intact , while the granite ones were utterly destroyed . In any case the materials should be set in mortar or cement , and in wet and ...
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... fact , a room under these conditions may be looked upon as if it had water outside of it , and it is quite apparent that , in such a case , if you bored a hole hrough the wall into the water on the other side C 2 VENTILATION , LIGHTING ...
... fact , a room under these conditions may be looked upon as if it had water outside of it , and it is quite apparent that , in such a case , if you bored a hole hrough the wall into the water on the other side C 2 VENTILATION , LIGHTING ...
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... fact that it is admitted in several small streams , and not in one large one , so that there is less probability of a draught . The air may also be admitted through apertures made in VENTILATION , LIGHTING , AND WARMING . 25.
... fact that it is admitted in several small streams , and not in one large one , so that there is less probability of a draught . The air may also be admitted through apertures made in VENTILATION , LIGHTING , AND WARMING . 25.
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... fact , to have a double cover , so that the heated air which escapes by the inner tube shall not be carried back into the room by the entering air . Tossell's ventilator is a variety of this , with a cover by means of which the action ...
... fact , to have a double cover , so that the heated air which escapes by the inner tube shall not be carried back into the room by the entering air . Tossell's ventilator is a variety of this , with a cover by means of which the action ...
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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,...