Practical Sanitation: a Handbook for Sanitary Inspectors and Others Interested in SanitationC. Griffin & Company, 1908 - 352 pages |
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... Joints -Patent joints - Junctions -Bends - Inspection pipes - Manholes , CHAPTER V. SANITARY AND INSANITARY WORKS AND APPLIANCES- Traps - Necessity for traps - Grease traps - Automatio flush - tanks - Water - closets - Valve closet ...
... Joints -Patent joints - Junctions -Bends - Inspection pipes - Manholes , CHAPTER V. SANITARY AND INSANITARY WORKS AND APPLIANCES- Traps - Necessity for traps - Grease traps - Automatio flush - tanks - Water - closets - Valve closet ...
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... } 4,380 37.3 8.6 4.5 7.6 2.83 Back - to - Back Houses , February , 1888 . cent . of back - to - back houses , Compiled from Joint Report to the Local Government Board by Dr. Barry and Mr. P. Gordon Smith on INTRODUCTORY .
... } 4,380 37.3 8.6 4.5 7.6 2.83 Back - to - Back Houses , February , 1888 . cent . of back - to - back houses , Compiled from Joint Report to the Local Government Board by Dr. Barry and Mr. P. Gordon Smith on INTRODUCTORY .
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... joints ; these should be carefully made with cement . Lead and wood are bad materials for use in the construction of cisterns . The risk of metallic contamination in the case of the * For a full and simple description of the ...
... joints ; these should be carefully made with cement . Lead and wood are bad materials for use in the construction of cisterns . The risk of metallic contamination in the case of the * For a full and simple description of the ...
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... joints , and this vacuum is replaced by foul air , or even sewage , from leaking drains , an occurrence which in more than one instance has led to an outbreak of typhoid fever . The mains , in the case of a constant supply , are always ...
... joints , and this vacuum is replaced by foul air , or even sewage , from leaking drains , an occurrence which in more than one instance has led to an outbreak of typhoid fever . The mains , in the case of a constant supply , are always ...
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... joints have to be inserted at frequent intervals , not only where angles have to be passed , but also where one length has to be joined on to another . Many materials have been suggested as a protective coating for both lead and iron ...
... joints have to be inserted at frequent intervals , not only where angles have to be passed , but also where one length has to be joined on to another . Many materials have been suggested as a protective coating for both lead and iron ...
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aldehyde animals anthrax apparatus back-to-back houses BRYAN DONKIN carbonic acid carcase cement cesspool CHARLES GRIFFIN cholera cistern cleansing closet colour common lodging-houses connected constructed Contagious Diseases Animals Crown 8vo Dairy danger diphtheria discharged disinfection districts drain drainage duty Engineer enteric fever EXETER STREET fever filters fire-place fixed floor flush foul Fully Illustrated Handsome Cloth heat important inches infectious disease inspection inspector of nuisances iron joint Large 8vo LONDON means meat Medical Officer Metallurgy method milk Model Bye-laws necessary notice Officer of Health person phthisis pipe Plates pollution practice precautions premises present privy Public Health Act purpose regards regulations removed Revised Sanitary Authority scarlet fever SECOND EDITION sewage sewers slaughter-house soil soil-pipe steam STRAND surface tank temperature tion towns trap urban districts valve ventilation wall waste-pipe water supply water-closet
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