SEWAGE AND SEWERAGE OF FARM HOMES.
George M. Warren,
Hydraulic Engineer, Bureau of Public Roads.
CONTENTS.
| Page. | |
| Introduction | 3 |
| Plans and advice | 3 |
| Sewage, sewers, and sewerage defined | 4 |
| Nature and quantity of sewage | 4 |
| Sewage-borne diseases and their avoidance | 5 |
| How sewage decomposes | 9 |
| Importance of air in treatment of sewage | 10 |
| Practical utilities | 11 |
| Kitchen-Sink Drainage | 26 |
| Cesspools | 26 |
| Septic tanks | 28 |
| Grease traps | 53 |
| General procedure | 55 |