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Hand-book of Sanitary Information for Householders: Containing facts and suggestions about ventilation, drainage, care of contageous diseases, disinfection, food, and water. With appendices on disinfectants and plumbers' materials.Tracy, Roger Sherman

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Hand-book of Sanitary Information for Householders: Containing facts and suggestions about ventilation, drainage, care of contageous diseases, disinfection, food, and water. With appendices on disinfectants and plumbers' materials.

Name: Hand-book of Sanitary Information for Householders: Containing facts and suggestions about ventilation, drainage, care of contageous diseases, disinfection, food, and water. With appendices on disinfectants and plumbers' materials.
Author: Tracy, Roger Sherman

Tracy, Roger Sherman

Disinfection and disinfectants; Drinking water; Food adulteration and inspection; Hygiene; Sanitation, Household; Ventilation

Return bend, 43.

  Rum, 82.


  Saddle-hubs, 60, 102.

  Safes, 32, 46.
    draining of, 32, 54.

  Safe-wastes, 32, 54.

  Saleratus, 74.

  Salt, 67, 70, 89.

  “Sanitary Engineer,” 51.

  Scarlet fever, precautions _vs._, 72.
    propagation of, 11.

  School-sinks, 34, 42, 102.

  Seal of trap, 36.

  Sea-side houses, drainage of, 65.

  Seine, mud of, 13.

  Service-pipes, 86.

  Sewer-air, effects attributed to, 13.

  Sewer-gas, composition of, 12.

  Sewer, house, material of, 26.

  Sewer-water, 13.

  Sewers, contents of, 12.
    private, 26.

  Sherringham valve, 17.

  Sick-room, care of, 67, 70.
    precautions on entering, 73.

  Sinks, 30.

  Siphonage, 58.
    how determined, 62.
    prevention of, 31, 58.

  Sirups, 82.

  Sky-light, louvered, 39.

  Sleeves, 30, 45.

  Slops, dangers from, 21.

  Small-pox, precautions _vs._, 71.
    propagation of, 11.

  Smoky chimneys, 20.

  Smith, Angus, 8.

  Soil, damp, danger of, 15.

  Soil-pipe, 35.
    material and size of, 28.

  Spices, 82.

  Stables, disinfection of, 94.

  Starch, 75, 89.

  Squibb’s carbolic acid, 92.

  Steam in soil-pipes, 33, 50.

  Steam-coils, heating by, 19.

  Subsoil drainage, 50.

  Sugar, 82.

  Sulphate of copper, 77.
    of iron, 89, 93.
    of lime, 94.
    of zinc, 67, 96.

  Sulphide of ammonium, 12.

  Sulphur, 67, 96.
    use of, in disinfection, 68.

  Sulphureted hydrogen, 12, 13.

  Sulphuric acid, 89, 95.

  Sulphurous acid, 70, 96.

  Syrups (see Sirups).


  Tanks for drinking-water, 33, 86.
    lining of, 33.
    movable, for excreta, 22.

  Tarring of pipes, 44, 101.

  Teas, 83.

  Terra alba, 74, 75, 77.

  Test, Carpené’s, for wine, 85.
    for carbonic acid, 9.
    for chlorine, 88.
    for nitrates, 89.
    for nitrites, 89.

  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 cushioning, 56.
    unsealing of, by evaporation, 60.
    unsealing of, by siphoning, 58.
    various kinds of, 36, 102.
    ventilation of, 31.

  Trap-screws, 59.

  Trichinæ, 80.

  Typhoid fever caused by water, 88.
    precautions _vs._, 72.
    propagation of, 14.

  Typhus fever, precautions _vs._, 73.
    propagation of, 11.


  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.

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Hand-book of Sanitary Information for Householders: Containing facts and suggestions about ventilation, drainage, care of contageous diseases, disinfection, food, and water. With appendices on disinfectants and plumbers' materials.

Tracy, Roger Sherman

Disinfection and disinfectants; Drinking water; Food adulteration and inspection; Hygiene; Sanitation, Household; Ventilation

Return bend, 43.

  Rum, 82.


  Saddle-hubs, 60, 102.

  Safes, 32, 46.
    draining of, 32, 54.

  Safe-wastes, 32, 54.

  Saleratus, 74.

  Salt, 67, 70, 89.

  “Sanitary Engineer,” 51.

  Scarlet fever, precautions _vs._, 72.
    propagation of, 11.

  School-sinks, 34, 42, 102.

  Seal of trap, 36.

  Sea-side houses, drainage of, 65.

  Seine, mud of, 13.

  Service-pipes, 86.

  Sewer-air, effects attributed to, 13.

  Sewer-gas, composition of, 12.

  Sewer, house, material of, 26.

  Sewer-water, 13.

  Sewers, contents of, 12.
    private, 26.

  Sherringham valve, 17.

  Sick-room, care of, 67, 70.
    precautions on entering, 73.

  Sinks, 30.

  Siphonage, 58.
    how determined, 62.
    prevention of, 31, 58.

  Sirups, 82.

  Sky-light, louvered, 39.

  Sleeves, 30, 45.

  Slops, dangers from, 21.

  Small-pox, precautions _vs._, 71.
    propagation of, 11.

  Smoky chimneys, 20.

  Smith, Angus, 8.

  Soil, damp, danger of, 15.

  Soil-pipe, 35.
    material and size of, 28.

  Spices, 82.

  Stables, disinfection of, 94.

  Starch, 75, 89.

  Squibb’s carbolic acid, 92.

  Steam in soil-pipes, 33, 50.

  Steam-coils, heating by, 19.

  Subsoil drainage, 50.

  Sugar, 82.

  Sulphate of copper, 77.
    of iron, 89, 93.
    of lime, 94.
    of zinc, 67, 96.

  Sulphide of ammonium, 12.

  Sulphur, 67, 96.
    use of, in disinfection, 68.

  Sulphureted hydrogen, 12, 13.

  Sulphuric acid, 89, 95.

  Sulphurous acid, 70, 96.

  Syrups (see Sirups).


  Tanks for drinking-water, 33, 86.
    lining of, 33.
    movable, for excreta, 22.

  Tarring of pipes, 44, 101.

  Teas, 83.

  Terra alba, 74, 75, 77.

  Test, Carpené’s, for wine, 85.
    for carbonic acid, 9.
    for chlorine, 88.
    for nitrates, 89.
    for nitrites, 89.

  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 cushioning, 56.
    unsealing of, by evaporation, 60.
    unsealing of, by siphoning, 58.
    various kinds of, 36, 102.
    ventilation of, 31.

  Trap-screws, 59.

  Trichinæ, 80.

  Typhoid fever caused by water, 88.
    precautions _vs._, 72.
    propagation of, 14.

  Typhus fever, precautions _vs._, 73.
    propagation of, 11.


  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.

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

Hand-book of Sanitary Information for Householders: Containing facts and suggestions about ventilation, drainage, care of contageous diseases, disinfection, food, and water. With appendices on disinfectants and plumbers' materials.

Hand-book of Sanitary Information for Householders: Containing facts and suggestions about ventilation, drainage, care of contageous diseases, disinfection, food, and water. With appendices on disinfectants and plumbers' materials.

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