A Handbook of HygieneJ. & A. Churchill, 1873 - 380 pages |
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... Sewers • 238 . 233 • 234 . 234 . 235 • . 237 237 • Pipe - sewers , their Advantages Drain - sewers Ventilation of Sewers Flushing of Sewers . 239 . 240 241 243 Water - closets Trough - closets Tumbler - closets Water CONTENTS . xxiii.
... Sewers • 238 . 233 • 234 . 234 . 235 • . 237 237 • Pipe - sewers , their Advantages Drain - sewers Ventilation of Sewers Flushing of Sewers . 239 . 240 241 243 Water - closets Trough - closets Tumbler - closets Water CONTENTS . xxiii.
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... SEWERAGE ON PUBLIC HEALTH . SECTION I. - THE EFFECTS OF DAMPNESS OF SOIL 268 Dr. Buchanan's Inquiries concerning the Production of Phthisis 268 Dr. Buchanan's Conclusions . 271 Dr. Bowditch's Researches . 271 Other Diseases influenced ...
... SEWERAGE ON PUBLIC HEALTH . SECTION I. - THE EFFECTS OF DAMPNESS OF SOIL 268 Dr. Buchanan's Inquiries concerning the Production of Phthisis 268 Dr. Buchanan's Conclusions . 271 Dr. Bowditch's Researches . 271 Other Diseases influenced ...
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... . — ARTIFICIAL CONDITIONS 314 Habitations · . 314 Domestic Water - supply Drainage , Sewerage , etc. Factories , Workshops , etc. · . 315 • . 315 . 316 SECTION III . - VITAL STATISTICS How obtained and arranged CONTENTS . xxvii.
... . — ARTIFICIAL CONDITIONS 314 Habitations · . 314 Domestic Water - supply Drainage , Sewerage , etc. Factories , Workshops , etc. · . 315 • . 315 . 316 SECTION III . - VITAL STATISTICS How obtained and arranged CONTENTS . xxvii.
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... Sewers · . 349 Wells , etc. Inspection of Premises . Order for Abatement of Nuisances . 349 350 350 COMMON LODGING ... Sewerage . 353 Ditches , Drains , etc. . 353 Cleansing Streets , removing Filth , etc. . 353 House - drainage ...
... Sewers · . 349 Wells , etc. Inspection of Premises . Order for Abatement of Nuisances . 349 350 350 COMMON LODGING ... Sewerage . 353 Ditches , Drains , etc. . 353 Cleansing Streets , removing Filth , etc. . 353 House - drainage ...
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... sewers . The exact chemical composition of these vapours still remains a mystery . Equally obscure too is the nature of those organic substances which constitute the specific poisons of contagious diseases . Whether they consist of ...
... sewers . The exact chemical composition of these vapours still remains a mystery . Equally obscure too is the nature of those organic substances which constitute the specific poisons of contagious diseases . Whether they consist of ...
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According to Dr ammonia amongst amount animal ascertained average become calcium calcium carbonate carbonic acid cause ceiling cent cesspools charcoal cholera cistern cleaned close construction contained air cubic centimetres cubic feet cubic space diarrhoea discharges disease disinfected district drainage drains dwellings effects efficiently effluvia enteric fever epidemic examination excreta fæcal filtering flues fresh air gallon grains health officer heat hospital hour infectious inlets instances labour lime water medical officer mortality necessary nitrogen nuisance Nuisances Removal occupied officer of health organic matter outbreak overcrowding oxalic acid Parkes patient persons phthisis pipes polluted population potassium permanganate prevent prisoners Privy Council Public Health quantity rainfall regard removed Report reservoir Sanitary Act sanitary authority sect SECTION sewage sewers smallpox soil solution stove streets sufficient supply surface tank tion towns tube vaccination vegetable ventilation ward washed water-closet water-supply
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Page 349 - 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 342 - For the purposes of this act, 1. any premises in such a state as to be a nuisance or injurious to health; 2.
Page 355 - waterworks company" shall mean any corporation, person, or company of persons supplying or who may hereafter supply water for their own profit: The term " waterworks" shall include streams, springs, wells, pumps, reservoirs, cisterns, tanks, aqueducts, cuts, sluices, mains, pipes, culverts, engines, and all machinery, lands, buildings, and things for supplying or used for supplying water, also the stock in trade of any waterworks company : The expression "the local Board of Health...
Page 352 - Board shall cause the sewers vested in them to be constructed, covered, and kept so as not to be a nuisance or injurious to health...