Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep cover image

Relaxation Rewind! Bad Drains and How to Test Them, Part 1

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep

00:00

The Hazards of Gas in Sewers and Drains

Many persons place a well constructed trap at the inlet and another some distance along the drain say at the end of a building or grounds without any ventilation between the two traps. This used to be a common occurrence but it should never be done. In 1880 whilst engaging in tracing the course of an outbreak of typhoid I made a series of experiments with a view to trace the source from which the disease emanated. Every experiment proved that the origin of the disease lay in the gases which were in contact with putrid sewage matter existing in all drains and cesspits attached to the sewers. The more a person tests the working of gas in sewers or drains the more he will find that

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app