Hygiene and public healthP. Blakiston, 1889 - 471 pages |
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... taken into account , but merely the area of horizontal surface covered by the roof ) —the average amount of yearly rainfall , and the average amount of evaporation of the rainfall . As the roofs of houses are - or should be- quite ...
... taken into account , but merely the area of horizontal surface covered by the roof ) —the average amount of yearly rainfall , and the average amount of evaporation of the rainfall . As the roofs of houses are - or should be- quite ...
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... taken into consideration , as has been explained above . In any such inquiry , calculations may be facili- tated by remembering that one inch of rain delivers 4.673 gallons on every square yard , or 22,617 gallons ( 101 tons ) on each ...
... taken into consideration , as has been explained above . In any such inquiry , calculations may be facili- tated by remembering that one inch of rain delivers 4.673 gallons on every square yard , or 22,617 gallons ( 101 tons ) on each ...
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... taken from the river at Hampton is passed into a storage reservoir of masonry , capable of holding several days ' supply . It is important that the capacity of this reservoir should be sufficiently great , both to obviate the necessity ...
... taken from the river at Hampton is passed into a storage reservoir of masonry , capable of holding several days ' supply . It is important that the capacity of this reservoir should be sufficiently great , both to obviate the necessity ...
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... taken from a stream in a black and putrescent condi- tion , is filtered by passing it through sand and magnetic carbide of iron . The filtered water , although un- doubtedly improved , is still grossly contaminated with organic matters ...
... taken from a stream in a black and putrescent condi- tion , is filtered by passing it through sand and magnetic carbide of iron . The filtered water , although un- doubtedly improved , is still grossly contaminated with organic matters ...
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... taken up and repaired , but the difficulty is to find where the leaks are . This difficulty has been overcome by Mr. Deacon , who has invented a meter which can be used as a waste detector . One of these meters is placed on each ...
... taken up and repaired , but the difficulty is to find where the leaks are . This difficulty has been overcome by Mr. Deacon , who has invented a meter which can be used as a waste detector . One of these meters is placed on each ...
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