Hygiene and public healthP. Blakiston, 1889 - 471 pages |
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Page 188
... lungs . The air in the lungs loses four to five per cent . of oxygen , which is absorbed by the blood in the pulmonary capillaries , and gains carbonic acid from the venous blood , to the extent of about four per cent . The nitrogen ...
... lungs . The air in the lungs loses four to five per cent . of oxygen , which is absorbed by the blood in the pulmonary capillaries , and gains carbonic acid from the venous blood , to the extent of about four per cent . The nitrogen ...
Page 189
... lungs and skin is about 550 grains per hour , enough to saturate 90 cubic feet of air at a temperature of 60 ° F. The purity of the air in dwelling rooms depends upon the amount of cubic space for each individual , and the facilities ...
... lungs and skin is about 550 grains per hour , enough to saturate 90 cubic feet of air at a temperature of 60 ° F. The purity of the air in dwelling rooms depends upon the amount of cubic space for each individual , and the facilities ...
Page 191
... lung diseases spread in an overcrowded community , has received the strongest confirmation from the discovery by Koch of ... lungs of the sick to the healthy , under conditions of too close crowding , but not apparently where matters of ...
... lung diseases spread in an overcrowded community , has received the strongest confirmation from the discovery by Koch of ... lungs of the sick to the healthy , under conditions of too close crowding , but not apparently where matters of ...
Page 192
... lungs of a phthisical person . As Dr. Ransome has suggested , the sporulation of the tubercle bacillus may be assisted by contact with the kind of organic matter found in such atmospheres ; or whatever the explanation may be , it seems ...
... lungs of a phthisical person . As Dr. Ransome has suggested , the sporulation of the tubercle bacillus may be assisted by contact with the kind of organic matter found in such atmospheres ; or whatever the explanation may be , it seems ...
Page 193
... lung juice and fresh sputa , which he regards as specific . The zymotic diseases generally are more prevalent amongst overcrowded populations than amongst those who are better lodged ; but this may be accounted for by the inability to ...
... lung juice and fresh sputa , which he regards as specific . The zymotic diseases generally are more prevalent amongst overcrowded populations than amongst those who are better lodged ; but this may be accounted for by the inability to ...
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