Text-book of hygiene; a comprehensive treatise on the principles and practice of preventive medicine from an American stand-point . rdinarycircumstances, to break the seal by siphonage. D. The Soil-Pipe,—The vertical pipe connecting thewater-closets and other fixtures with the house-drain is calledthe soil-pipe. It should be of iron, securely jointed, of an equaldiameter (usually 10 centimetres) throughout, and extend iiomthe house-drain to from IJ to 2 metres above the highest pointof the house. The connections of all the waste-pipes fromwater-closets, baths, etc., should be at an acute angle
Text-book of hygiene; a comprehensive treatise on the principles and practice of preventive medicine from an American stand-point . rdinarycircumstances, to break the seal by siphonage. D. The Soil-Pipe,—The vertical pipe connecting thewater-closets and other fixtures with the house-drain is calledthe soil-pipe. It should be of iron, securely jointed, of an equaldiameter (usually 10 centimetres) throughout, and extend iiomthe house-drain to from IJ to 2 metres above the highest pointof the house. The connections of all the waste-pipes fromwater-closets, baths, etc., should be at an acute angle, in order 176 TEXT-BOOK OF HYGIENE. that an inflow at or nearly at right angles may not produce anobstruction in the free passage of air up and down the diameter of the soil-pipe, at its free upper end, should notbe narrowed; in fact, according to Col. Geo. E. Waring, theup-draught is rendered more decided if the upper extremity ofthe soil-pipe is widened.^ The internal surface of the pipeshould be smooth, and especial care should be taken to preventprojections inward at the joints; otherwise, paper and other.
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