Miscellaneous publication (United States Public Health Service.) no. 17-19, 1918, Issues 17-19Public Health Service, 1919 |
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Page 17
... possible . The best sites are those where the ground is composed of gravels , sand , or where it is underlaid by granite , limestone , or other rock . The build- ing should be surrounded on all sides by an open space , if possible . It ...
... possible . The best sites are those where the ground is composed of gravels , sand , or where it is underlaid by granite , limestone , or other rock . The build- ing should be surrounded on all sides by an open space , if possible . It ...
Page 18
... possible to place each on a different side of the room , as a freer circulation of air can then be obtained through the room . All openings in the house should be screened to keep out rats , flies , and mosquitoes . Surgeon von Ezdorf ...
... possible to place each on a different side of the room , as a freer circulation of air can then be obtained through the room . All openings in the house should be screened to keep out rats , flies , and mosquitoes . Surgeon von Ezdorf ...
Page 23
... possible for the air to contain at that temperature . It is determined by means of an instrument known as the Sling psychrometer ( fig . 8 ) , which consists of a pair of ther- mometers provided with a handle which permits them to be ...
... possible for the air to contain at that temperature . It is determined by means of an instrument known as the Sling psychrometer ( fig . 8 ) , which consists of a pair of ther- mometers provided with a handle which permits them to be ...
Page 25
... possible , in any climate , one should sleep with the windows of his bedroom open . These should be wide open so as to have a good circulation of air . Persons suffering from pneumonia are now treated in a room without heat , the cold ...
... possible , in any climate , one should sleep with the windows of his bedroom open . These should be wide open so as to have a good circulation of air . Persons suffering from pneumonia are now treated in a room without heat , the cold ...
Page 29
... possible to get along without this connection to the chimney , but care should be taken that no gas leaks from the feeding pipes , especially where rubber tubes are used , and that burners are free from soot , or other- wise the air of ...
... possible to get along without this connection to the chimney , but care should be taken that no gas leaks from the feeding pipes , especially where rubber tubes are used , and that burners are free from soot , or other- wise the air of ...
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