The Dwelling House, by Poore, George Vivian
by George Vivian Poore
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About this eBook
- Author
- Poore, George Vivian, 1843-1904
- Title
- The Dwelling House
- Credits
- Produced by Chris Curnow, MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- TD: Technology: Environmental technology, Sanitary engineering
- Subject
- Plumbing
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 47970
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47970
- Release Date
- January 14, 2015
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.THE DWELLING HOUSE
- 2.PREFACE
- 3.CONTENTS
- 4.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- 5.CHAPTER I DEFECTS IN PLANNING — The Typical London House — Ventilation of Corridors — Aspect — Warming — Living-rooms — Hotel Bedrooms — Putrescible Fluids — Damp Houses — Larders
- 6.CHAPTER II THE SANITATION OF THE ISOLATED DWELLING — Dry Methods — Humification — Actual Practice — The 'Dry Catch' — The 'Pail' System — In-Door Earth Closet. — Dry Method of Treating Urine — Housing of Animals — Construction of Wells
- 7.CHAPTER III SLOP-WATER — Principles of Slop-Drainage — Filtration Gutters — Rain-Water. — Refuse.
- 8.CHAPTER IV OVERCROWDING, ITS CAUSES AND EFFECTS — The Strand — Building Regulations — 'Model' (!) By-laws — The Cost of the Dwelling — Remedies for Overcrowding
- 9.CHAPTER V THE CIRCULATION OF ORGANIC MATTER [3]
- 10.CHAPTER VI THE SOIL IN ITS RELATION TO DISEASE AND SANITATION [5]
- 11.FOOTNOTES
- 12.INDEX
- 13.Transcriber's Notes
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