Practical notes on house sanitation / by David W. Buchan.

  • Buchan, David W.
Date:
[1898]
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Credit: Practical notes on house sanitation / by David W. Buchan. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    which means carrying away the foul air while supplying fresh air, is necessary to good health. In good ventilation the change of air should take place without being perceptible; but the manner in which fresh air is introduced into an apartment is often the cause of cold draughts. Authorities inform us that 2000 (some say 3000) cubic feet of air per hour are required if a person is to be kept in good health. As the B Fig. 3. cubic capacity of many bedrooms is even less, how can 16,000 cubic feet of fresh air be supplied for an eight hours occupancy if there is no provision for ventilation ? On entering a badly ventilated bedroom after occupancy the sense of smell reveals the fact that there is a large excess of carbonic acid