Project Gutenberg 2015-01-14 Public domain in the USA. 234 Poore, George Vivian 1843 1904 Poore, G. V. (George Vivian) Poore, G. Vivian (George Vivian) 04036704 The Dwelling House Produced by Chris Curnow, MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Dwelling House" by George Vivian Poore is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work explores various aspects of hygiene and sanitation in houses, with a strong emphasis on how architectural design impacts health and well-being. The author, a physician and sanitary expert, aims to highlight common defects in house planning and offer solutions, particularly addressing the relationship between human habitation and the spread of disease through poor ventilation and sanitation. The opening of the work sets the stage by discussing the profound influence of house design on individual health, especially in light of modern discoveries in bacteriology and disease transmission. Poore critiques typical housing layouts, emphasizing the dangers posed by inadequate ventilation and the mixing of fresh and foul air in residential buildings. He vividly outlines the defects found in common house designs, particularly in London, and underscores the importance of improving sanitation practices to prevent the spread of illnesses associated with overcrowded and poorly designed living spaces. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Sanitary engineering Plumbing TD Text Category: Science - Biology Category: Architecture Category: Health & Medicine Category: Environmental Issues 399627 2025-07-19T09:31:29.321532 text/html 378994 2024-10-24T13:59:06 text/html 2110357 2025-07-19T09:31:36.311477 application/epub+zip 2114239 2025-07-19T09:31:30.929503 application/epub+zip 203424 2025-07-19T09:31:30.043501 application/epub+zip 2224108 2025-07-19T09:31:40.310428 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2183721 2025-07-19T09:31:35.616512 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278958 2022-09-21T18:25:52.374557 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330624 2025-07-19T09:31:28.457569 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 310712 2024-10-24T13:59:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17601 2025-07-19T09:31:40.455432 application/rdf+xml 9848 2025-07-19T09:31:30.144509 image/jpeg 1519 2025-07-19T09:31:30.094479 image/jpeg 2051414 2025-07-19T09:31:29.496529 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia