Practical suggestions by Mr. Rogers Field, M. Inst. C.E., as to water supply, drainage, and sewage disposal for lunatic asylums / issued by the Commissioners in Lunacy.

  • Field, Rogers.
Date:
1892
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Credit: Practical suggestions by Mr. Rogers Field, M. Inst. C.E., as to water supply, drainage, and sewage disposal for lunatic asylums / issued by the Commissioners in Lunacy. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS AS TO THE WATER SUPPLY, DRAINAGE, AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL FOll L U N A TI C AS Y L U M S, BY • Mr. ROGERS FIELD, M. Inst., C.E. The following remarks are only what the title implies, viz., “ suggestions,” and as a consequence many matters of importance are not even referred to, and the matters that are mentioned are dealt with exceedingly briefly. Water Supply. (1.) If an adequate supply of good water can be obtained from Public water- public waterworks, and at a moderate cost, this will probably be works, the best plan to adopt. Generally speaking, however, a special water supply will have to be provided. (2.) In designing a scheme of water supply, the first question Quality of to consider is the quality of the water from the proposed source 1 of supply as, if there is the least doubt about the quality, much analysis not the best way is to look out for another source. It should be borne an infallible in mind that according to the highest chemical and sanitary Sulde- authorities, chemical analysis of itself is by no means an infallible guide as to quality. If the water is undoubtedly bad, or if it is of such excellent quality as to be absolutely beyond suspicion, it may be possible to pronounce a definite opinion on it from the analysis, but in the vast majority of cases which occur in practice, Yvhen the water is between these two extremes, the results given by the analysis require to be supplemented by a careful examination, on the ground of the surroundings of the source of supply. (3.) It is a good plan when having the water analysed to Action of have special tests made as to its action on metals as the resrdt water on may affect the kind of pipes to be used in its distribution. For metals' instance if the water has any considerable action on lead it will be unsafe to use lead pipes for the drinking or domestic supply. E 74557. 625.—12/92. Wt. 18165. A 2