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... sewers ; a subject of interest to all sanitarians , although only remotely con- nected with the ventilation of buildings . The remarks on house - plumbing may per- haps be more readily reconciled with the title , and although they ...
... sewers ; a subject of interest to all sanitarians , although only remotely con- nected with the ventilation of buildings . The remarks on house - plumbing may per- haps be more readily reconciled with the title , and although they ...
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... sewers and underground railways , it is obvious that any method may be followed which promises the most perfect results . The importance of the subject under consideration , which can hardly be over- estimated , has been the constant ...
... sewers and underground railways , it is obvious that any method may be followed which promises the most perfect results . The importance of the subject under consideration , which can hardly be over- estimated , has been the constant ...
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... sewer - gas into buildings need not be treated as a necessary evil . With modern plumbing appli- ances there is no excuse for the least contamination of the air of a building through the drainage pipes , although it is by no means ...
... sewer - gas into buildings need not be treated as a necessary evil . With modern plumbing appli- ances there is no excuse for the least contamination of the air of a building through the drainage pipes , although it is by no means ...
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... sewers the necessity of sufficient ventilation will almost entirely arise from the generation of poisonous gases by the putrid filth carried down . And in under- ground railways , the fires of the engines , and the saturation of air by ...
... sewers the necessity of sufficient ventilation will almost entirely arise from the generation of poisonous gases by the putrid filth carried down . And in under- ground railways , the fires of the engines , and the saturation of air by ...
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... sewers , and especially in cess- pools and similar places where accumula- tions of this filth take place . During the emptying of such receptacles , workmen sometimes suffer from asphyxia , or , as the French call it , " la plomb ...
... sewers , and especially in cess- pools and similar places where accumula- tions of this filth take place . During the emptying of such receptacles , workmen sometimes suffer from asphyxia , or , as the French call it , " la plomb ...
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