Handbook of sanitary information for householders.

  • Tracy, Roger Sherman, 1841-1926.
Date:
1884
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Handbook of sanitary information for householders. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library at Columbia University and Columbia University Libraries/Information Services, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library at Columbia University and Columbia University.

    113/120 (page 109)
    Test for organic matters, in water, 89. peppermint, 63. water, 45. Thymol, 72, 92, 98. Tin in canned fruits, 77. in sirups, 82. Traps, 35, 102. cleaning of, 60. efficiency of, 46. empty, how to determine, 62. in house-drains, 27, 42. on vertical pipes, 29, 44. position of, 30. unsealing of, by cushion- ing, 56. unsealing of, by evapora- tion, 60. unsealing of, by siphoning, 58. various kinds of, 36, 102. ventilation of, 31. Trap-screws, 59. Trichinae, 80. Typhoid fever caused by water, 88. precautions vs., 72. propagation of, 14. Typhus fever, precautions vs., 73- propagation of, ii. Urinals, 30, 102. Valve-closets, dangers of, 47. Valves, check, 47. Vegetables, canned, 77. Ventilating shaft, 25. Ventilation, 15. different methods of, 17- 19. flues for, 20. Ventilation of pipes, 31, 54, 58. Ventilators, whirling, 20. Vent-pipes, 54. Vertical pipes, traps on, 29, 44. Vinegar, 84. Waller, Elwyn, Ph. D., 83, 97. Walls, damp-proof courses in, 66. Wash-trays and tubs, 30. Waste-pipes, 35. material of, 28. trapping of, 30. Water, 86. drinking, tanks for, 33, 86. drinking, tests of, 89. impure, disorders due to, 88. in lead pipes, 86. iron pipes for, 86. of sewers, 13. pollution of, 87. precautions regarding, 90. purification of, 90. typhoid fever caused by, 88. _ Water-carriage, 24. Water-closets, 39, 102. cisterns for, 32, 47, lOO. disinfection of, 71, 91. valve, dangers of, 47. Water-seal, 36, 46. Water test, the, 45. Weight of iron pipe, 29. of lead pipe, loi. Wernich, 46. Whirling ventilators, 20. Whisky, 76, 84. Whooping-cough, propagation of, 12. Windows, double, 20.