The Dwelling House
George Vivian Poore
The Dwelling House
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THE DWELLING HOUSE
PREFACE
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
I. DEFECTS IN PLANNING
The Typical London House
Ventilation of Corridors
Aspect
Warming
Living-rooms
Hotel Bedrooms
Putrescible Fluids
Damp Houses
Larders
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
III. SLOP-WATER
Principles of Slop-Drainage
Filtration Gutters
Rain-Water.
Refuse.
IV. OVERCROWDING, ITS CAUSES AND EFFECTS
The Strand
Building Regulations
'Model' (!) By-laws
The Cost of the Dwelling
Remedies for Overcrowding
V. THE CIRCULATION OF ORGANIC MATTER
VI. THE SOIL IN ITS RELATION TO DISEASE AND SANITATION
FOOTNOTES
INDEX
Transcriber's Notes
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