CHAPTER II
HOUSING HYGIENE
HOUSING HYGIENE
GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
Site
RELATION TO HEALTH
EFFECT OF DAMP SITE
Aspect
MOST SUITABLE
ARRANGEMENT OF ROOMS
DIRECT RAYS OF THE SUN
Soil
RELATION TO HEALTH
MOST SUITABLE SOIL
Ground Water and Ground Air
FLUCTUATION OF
DISTANCE OF GROUND WATER FROM SURFACE
GROUND AIR FORCED INTO BREATHING ZONE
DRAINAGE OF GROUND WATER
ASSISTANCE IN PROCESS OF PURIFICATION
ILL EFFECTS OF WATER-LOGGED SITES
Stagnant Water
ILL EFFECTS OF
METHODS OF DISPOSAL
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
Foundation
RELATION TO THE BUILDING
CHARACTER AND PREPARATION OF
PREVENTION OF DAMPNESS
Walls
MATERIALS USED
CONSTRUCTION
Floors
SANITARY REQUIREMENTS
MATERIALS USED
CONSTRUCTION
Roof
MATERIALS TO MEET SANITARY REQUIREMENTS
FIREPROOF
HEAT CONDUCTION THROUGH
House Dampness
OBJECTIONS TO
SOURCE OF DAMPNESS
METHOD OF PREVENTION
ILL EFFECTS OF HOUSE DAMPNESS
Fireproofing
ADVANTAGES OF FIREPROOFING
METHODS USED IN FIREPROOFING
CONSTRUCTION
House Plumbing
SYSTEM OF PIPES
FIXTURES
TRAPS
SEAL
WATER TO CARRY AWAY SEWAGE
CHAPTER II
HOUSING HYGIENE
GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
Site
From a hygienic standpoint the building site bears a certain relation to health and this should not be overlooked. This is in perfect accord with the chiropractic philosophy as to the expression of life in the body. The building site may be so unnatural as to create an environment which would draw too heavily upon the adaptative forces of the body. In this case Innate would find difficulty in maintaining a state of coördination.
Model Site