Manual of practical hygiene / ed., F. S. B. François De Chaumont, M. D., F. R. S.

  • Parkes, Edmund A. (Edmund Alexander), 1819-1876.
Date:
1883
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Credit: Manual of practical hygiene / ed., F. S. B. François De Chaumont, M. D., F. R. S. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.

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    CONTENTS. INTRODUCTION, BOOK L Water, Section Section Section Section Section Section CHAPTER I. I.—Quantity and Supply, . . Quantity for healthy men and animals, sick men. Collection, Storage, Distribution, Action on lead pipes, IL—Quality, . • Composition of drinking water, . Characters and classification of drinking water, Origin of the impurities in drinking water. Impurities of source, transit, storage, distribution, III. —Purification of water, Without filtration, With filtration, . IV. —Effects of an insufficient or impure supply Insufficient supply. Impure supply, . v.—Examination of water for hygienic purposes. Collection, Coarser physical examination. Examination of suspended matters. Microscopical, Chemical, of dissolved matters. Qualitative, Quantitative, VI.—Search after water, Supply of water to soldiers, CHAPTER II. Air, ...... Section I.—Impurities in air, Suspended matters. Gaseous matters, Impurities in certain special cases,