Practical Tropical Sanitation: A Manual for Sanitary Inspectors and Others Interested in the Prevention of Disease in Tropical and Sub-tropical Countries

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Murray, 1914 - 288 oldal

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202. oldal - No person shall sell to the prejudice of the purchaser any article of food or any drug which is not of the nature, substance, and quality of the article demanded by such purchaser...
133. oldal - Any house or part of a house so overcrowded as to be dangerous or prejudicial to the health of the inmates, whether or not members of the same family.
228. oldal - For the purposes of this act, 1. any premises in such a state as to be a nuisance or injurious to health; 2.
255. oldal - The exact amount of cyanide of potassium to be used is of no great consequence ; but in the case of a properly prepared jar the odour should be readily perceptible on removing the lid : if it is not, the reason may be that the mixture is too dry, when a little water poured on to the top layer will probably set matters right. After some months...
268. oldal - For the sake of clearness, it has been found necessary to lay down an invariable rule that there shall always be two figures to the right of the decimal point. If there be only one figure, as in the case of one-tenth of an inch (usually written •!) a cypher must be added, making it '10.
81. oldal - All empty cases and barrels, especially those from the store rooms, shall be examined before being landed, to ensure that no rats are contained therein. 6. It is recommended that all possible means be adopted for catching and destroying rats, both on the voyage and during the stay of the vessel in port. Any rats so caught shall be killed, then placed in a bucket of strong disinfecting solution, and afterwards burnt in the ship's furnace. 7.
270. oldal - CUBIC MEASURE 1728 cubic inches = 1 cubic foot 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard...
267. oldal - A rain gauge should not be set on a slope or terrace, but on a level piece of ground, at a distance from shrubs, trees, walls, and buildings — at the very least, as many feet from their base as they are in height. Tall-growing flowers, vegetables, and bushes must be kept away from the gauge. If a thoroughly clear site cannot be obtained, shelter is most endurable from NW, N., and E., less so from S., SE, and W., and not at all from SW or NE IL — OLD GAUGES.
251. oldal - One or two cyanide killing-bottles, not too large to be carried in the pocket when required ; or a larger-sized cyanide killing-jar, or materials for making same, as follows : | Ib. of cyanide of potassium, 1 Ib. of plaster of Paris, a glass jar with wide mouth and closely fitting lid.
190. oldal - When the lesions are confined to the liver (c) When the lesions are confined to the pharyngeal lymphatic glands (d) When the lesions are confined to any combination of the foregoing, but are collectively small in extent...

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