Project Gutenberg 2019-11-18 Public domain in the USA. 110 Reeves, R. Harris Bad Drains; and How to Test Them With notes on the ventilation of sewers, drains, and sanitary fittings, and the origin and transmission of zymotic disease Produced by Richard Tonsing, Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) “Bad Drains; and How to Test Them” by R. Harris Reeves is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book addresses the serious public health issues stemming from poorly constructed drains and sanitary systems, detailing methods for testing their efficacy and flaws. It emphasizes the impact of these defects on the transmission of diseases and outlines the importance of proper engineering practices in maintaining sanitary conditions. At the start of the book, the author discusses the motivations behind the publication, highlighting the urgent need for improvement in sanitary engineering following widespread health-related issues attributed to drainage failures. He critiques past practices by engineers and builders that have endangered public health, asserting a need for a systematic approach to identify and rectify defects in drainage systems. Reeves introduces his innovative methods for testing the integrity of drains without extensive excavation, setting the stage for detailed discussions on sanitation practices and their implications for disease prevention as the book progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Sewerage TD Text Category: Engineering & Technology Category: Health & Medicine 215242 2025-06-24T07:58:32.950062 text/html 195012 2024-10-17T14:42:38 text/html 352859 2025-06-24T07:58:38.855032 application/epub+zip 352159 2025-06-24T07:58:34.243019 application/epub+zip 143860 2025-06-24T07:58:33.606008 application/epub+zip 415418 2025-06-24T07:58:41.975987 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 394555 2025-06-24T07:58:38.117024 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 187204 2022-09-27T12:41:33.297027 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 169526 2025-06-24T07:58:32.294064 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 149646 2024-10-17T14:42:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15757 2025-06-24T07:58:43.047021 application/rdf+xml 10549 2025-06-24T07:58:33.711040 image/jpeg 1568 2025-06-24T07:58:33.658051 image/jpeg 323692 2025-06-24T07:58:32.998043 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