Miscellaneous publication (United States Public Health Service.) no. 17-19, 1918, Issues 17-19Public Health Service, 1919 |
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Page 24
... especially when the air is stagnant . These symptoms are ameliorated by setting the air in motion , either by a fan or by opening the doors and windows and allowing a current of air to blow through the room . Cool air replaces the ...
... especially when the air is stagnant . These symptoms are ameliorated by setting the air in motion , either by a fan or by opening the doors and windows and allowing a current of air to blow through the room . Cool air replaces the ...
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... especially dangerous in certain occupations . It may be called " The greatest enemy of the workman . " It may be of organic or inorganic origin . It is usually considered that dust of organic origin , such as cotton , wool , wood , coal ...
... especially dangerous in certain occupations . It may be called " The greatest enemy of the workman . " It may be of organic or inorganic origin . It is usually considered that dust of organic origin , such as cotton , wool , wood , coal ...
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... especially where rubber tubes are used , and that burners are free from soot , or other- wise the air of the room may be contaminated by carbon monoxide . This gas is less likely to be given off from oil stoves , as the perfect ...
... especially where rubber tubes are used , and that burners are free from soot , or other- wise the air of the room may be contaminated by carbon monoxide . This gas is less likely to be given off from oil stoves , as the perfect ...
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... especially important that this be the case in towns having a population of over 3,000 . In thickly settled sections of the country the sewage should be given some preliminary treatment to render it less dangerous before it is emptied ...
... especially important that this be the case in towns having a population of over 3,000 . In thickly settled sections of the country the sewage should be given some preliminary treatment to render it less dangerous before it is emptied ...
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... especially on their wings and hairy legs , from privies and other places where such agents abound . Solid food is contaminated by their crawling over it , and liquids by their drinking it or falling into it . Flies also have a habit of ...
... especially on their wings and hairy legs , from privies and other places where such agents abound . Solid food is contaminated by their crawling over it , and liquids by their drinking it or falling into it . Flies also have a habit of ...
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