Sewage disposal works : a guide to the construction of works for the prevention of the pollution by sewage of rivers and estuaries / by W. Santo Crimp.

Date:
1894
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sewage disposal works : a guide to the construction of works for the prevention of the pollution by sewage of rivers and estuaries / by W. Santo Crimp. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    Chapter IX.—The Preparation Broad Irrigation, . . .124 Intermittent Filtration, . .125 Levelling and Under Drainage, 125 Intermittent Do wnward Filtration, 128 Purifying Action of Soil, . . 131 The Theory of Nitrification, . 131 Distribution of the Nitrifying Organism, . . . .132 of Land for Sewage Disposal. PAGE Levelling, 139 Carriers, 140 Cropping, . . . . .141 Commercial Aspects, . .142 Sanitary Aspects, . . . 142 Table Relative to Sewage Farms, .... 145 PART II.—SEWAGE DISPOSAL WORKS IN OPERATION. Chapter X.—London. Primitive Drainage of London, . 146 Pumping Stations, , . . 155 Main Drainage System, . 147 Disposal of London Sewage, . 157 Main Intercepting Sewers, . 153 Chapter XI. —Doncaster Irrigation Farm. Drainage, .... . 164 Rotation of Crops, . . 165 Surface Preparation, . 164 Live Stock, . 165 Carriers and Distribution, . 164 Financial Summary, . . 166 Chapter XII.—Beddington Irrigation Farm, Borough of Croydon. Area, Population, &c., . 168 Animals, . . 171 Sewage Outlets, . 169 Cost, .... . 171 Farm, .... . 169 Sanitary, . . 172 Irrigation, . 169 Effluent Water, . 173 Crops, .... . 171 Chapter XIII.—Bedford Sewage Farm—Irrigation, 1889. Farm, .... . 173 Crops, . 177 Experiments in Absorption, . 174 Financial, . . 179-184 Pumping and Distribution, . 175 Chapter XIV.—Dewsbury and Hitciiin—Intermittent Filtration, 1889. Dewsbury, . 186 Hitchin, . 188 Chapter XV.—Merton, Croydon Rural Sanitary Authority, 1889. Population, &c., . 191 Filtration, . 194 Sewage Disposal Works, . . 191 Crops, . 195 Tanks, .... . 193 Sewage Fungus Cases, . 195 Distribution of Sewage, . 193 Details of Cost, . . 197 Drainage, .... . 194