Practical Sanitation: a Handbook for Sanitary Inspectors and Others Interested in SanitationC. Griffin & Company, 1908 - 352 pages |
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Page 72
... as during this process of decomposition ( unless it takes place under favourable conditions ) nuisance is likely to arise , it is essential that precautions should be taken to prevent 72 PRACTICAL SANITATION . SEWERAGE AND DRAINAGE.
... as during this process of decomposition ( unless it takes place under favourable conditions ) nuisance is likely to arise , it is essential that precautions should be taken to prevent 72 PRACTICAL SANITATION . SEWERAGE AND DRAINAGE.
Page 75
... nuisance from the disposal of their sewage , until the introduction of a general system of sewers . Such a statement must be received with a considerable amount of qualification , although it contains an element of truth . Many examples ...
... nuisance from the disposal of their sewage , until the introduction of a general system of sewers . Such a statement must be received with a considerable amount of qualification , although it contains an element of truth . Many examples ...
Page 94
... nuisance . All drain- traps , as already stated , must be outside the house , and so con- nected with the drain that in the event of sewer gas forcing its way through , it would escape into the open air , and not into the house . The ...
... nuisance . All drain- traps , as already stated , must be outside the house , and so con- nected with the drain that in the event of sewer gas forcing its way through , it would escape into the open air , and not into the house . The ...
Page 101
... nuisance arising from the conditions described , and the author has frequently had to advise the same course in the country , sometimes when the apparatus has only been in use for 12 months , and with a 3 - gallon flush . A closet of ...
... nuisance arising from the conditions described , and the author has frequently had to advise the same course in the country , sometimes when the apparatus has only been in use for 12 months , and with a 3 - gallon flush . A closet of ...
Page 109
... to a considerable waste of water in many cases . 5. Nuisance frequently arises , and house drains often become obstructed owing to the misuse of such closets by careless SANITARY AND INSANITARY WORK AND APPLIANCES . 109.
... to a considerable waste of water in many cases . 5. Nuisance frequently arises , and house drains often become obstructed owing to the misuse of such closets by careless SANITARY AND INSANITARY WORK AND APPLIANCES . 109.
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