History of Sanitation
Forfatter: J. J. Cosgrove
År: 1910
Forlag: Standard Sanitary Mfg. Co
Sted: Pittsburgh U.S.A
Sider: 124
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Chapter VII
Page
Early British Sewers—Sewer in the Great Hall of Westminster—
Shape of Early English Sewers—Adoption or Recommenda-
tion of Pipe Sewers—Early Paris Sewers—Paris Sewers of
To-day—Lack of Sewage Data in America—Effect of Mem-
phis Epidemics on Sanitary Progress ..... 85
Chapter VIII
Sanitary Awakening—Realization of the Danger of Unwhole-
some Water—Cholera in London Traced to the Broad Street
Pump—An Historical Stink ....... 91
Chapter IX
Introduction of Water Filters—Striking Example of the Effi-
ciency and Value—Cholera at Altona and Hamburg—Puri-
fication of Sewage—The Automatic Scavenger of Mouras—
Investigations of the Massachusetts State Board of Health—
Garbage Destruction . . . . . . . .109
Chapter X
Modern and Recent Plumbing Fixtures—Passing of the Marble
Lavatory—Public Wash Houses—Public Comfort Stations—
Conclusion .......... 119
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