The Health exhibition literature. v. 8, 8. köideW. Clowes & Sons, 1884 |
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... WHITAKER , B.A. , F.G.S .. · . 364 WATER SUPPLY IN ITS INFLUENCE ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE POPULATION . By W. TOPLEY , F.G.S. , Assoc . Inst . C.E. • . 373 48986 A POSSIBLE INCREASE OF UNDERGROUND WATER SUPPLY . By CHAS.
... WHITAKER , B.A. , F.G.S .. · . 364 WATER SUPPLY IN ITS INFLUENCE ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE POPULATION . By W. TOPLEY , F.G.S. , Assoc . Inst . C.E. • . 373 48986 A POSSIBLE INCREASE OF UNDERGROUND WATER SUPPLY . By CHAS.
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... population by some 50,000 a year , and the remedy for many of the evils referred to by the speakers was a system of railways which would take the working people out of town to localities where , for the same amount which they now paid ...
... population by some 50,000 a year , and the remedy for many of the evils referred to by the speakers was a system of railways which would take the working people out of town to localities where , for the same amount which they now paid ...
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... population is steadily diminishing in the strictly rural parts of the country , otherwise this question of overcrowd- ing in consequence of the closing of dilapidated cottages would Domestic Sanitation in Rural Districts . 55.
... population is steadily diminishing in the strictly rural parts of the country , otherwise this question of overcrowd- ing in consequence of the closing of dilapidated cottages would Domestic Sanitation in Rural Districts . 55.
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... population can be far more distributed than was formerly possible ; nor should it be necessary either to acquire so much land on which to erect the cot- tage dwelling as hitherto , as I hope to show in the course of this Paper , and ...
... population can be far more distributed than was formerly possible ; nor should it be necessary either to acquire so much land on which to erect the cot- tage dwelling as hitherto , as I hope to show in the course of this Paper , and ...
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... with the wants of the population in the rural districts . He might remark that he left an Examination for medical degrees at Oxford that afternoon whilst all the candidates were actually writing a Working Classes in Urban Districts . 77.
... with the wants of the population in the rural districts . He might remark that he left an Examination for medical degrees at Oxford that afternoon whilst all the candidates were actually writing a Working Classes in Urban Districts . 77.
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ALFRED CARPENTER ambulance amongst animals beds Board body burial carbonic carbonic acid carried cause chalk cholera cisterns compulsory condition considerable Contagious Diseases Animals contamination cost cremation danger death diphtheria domestic doubt drains enteric fever epidemic fact feet filter fire FISHERIES gallons ground hard water hospital hydrants important impurities infectious diseases instance lime Loch Katrine Loch Venachar London means Medical Officer meter metropolis Metropolitan Board miles milk necessary notification obtained Officer of Health organic matter paper patient persons pipes poisons polluted population practice present pumped pure purposes quantity question referred regard removal reservoirs result river rural districts sanitary arrangements sanitary authorities scarlet fever sewage sewer small-pox soft water softening springs square miles sufficient supply of water surface taken Thames tion town typhoid fever typhus ventilation waste water companies water supply
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Page 554 - HOME then proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman, which was carried unanimously.
Page 10 - For fixing and from time to time varying the number of persons who may occupy a house or part of a house which is let in lodgings or occupied by members of more than one family...
Page 254 - The great-eyed oxen through the flaming hours, Goading their velvet flanks : then marked he, too, How lizard fed on ant, and snake on him, And kite on both ; and how the fish-hawk robbed The fish-tiger of that which it had seized ; The shrike chasing the bulbul, which did chase The jewelled butterflies ; till everywhere Each slew a slayer and in turn was slain, Life living upon death.
Page 248 - ... to inform you that the German Government has asked the Swiss Federal Council to take charge of the German interests in the United States for the duration of the war. Subject to the American consent, the Swiss Government has declared its willingness to assume this responsibility.
Page 575 - This Handbook is intended as a. guide, in simple language, from which the public may learn how to render efficient aid at the moment of injury. Not only are wounds...
Page 587 - THE HERRING FISHERY. By R. Hogarth. is. THE HERRING FISHERIES. By RJ Munro. is. THE HERRING FISHERIES. By HJ Green, is. THE SCOTCH EAST COAST, ORKNEY AND SHETLAND, LEWIS AND BARRA HERRING FISHING. By WS Miln.
Page 142 - During the autumnal heats the infection grew, Tame cattle and the beasts of nature slew, Poisoning the standing lakes, and pools impure; Nor was the foodful grass in fields secure. Strange death! for when the thirsty fire had drunk Their vital blood, and the dry nerves were shrunk, When the contracted limbs...
Page 465 - The 9 oz. of burnt lime may be dissolved in any quantity of water not less than 40 gallons. The solution would be called lime-water. During the burning of the chalk to convert it into lime, the 7 oz.
Page 47 - Sites for building, and for regulating the Dimensions, Form, and Mode of Construction, and the keeping, cleansing, and repairing, of the Pipes, Drains, and other Means of communicating with Sewers...
Page 465 - Ib. of chalk, scarcely soluble at all in water, may be rendered soluble in it by either of two distinct chemical changes — soluble by being deprived entirely of its carbonic acid, when it forms lime-water, and soluble by combining with a second dose of carbonic acid, making up bicarbonate of lime.