Sanitary Engineering: A Series of Lectures for Health and Engineering
A historical set of lectures delivered before the School of Military Engineering at Chatham in 1876, exploring how engineering and medical science can join forces to protect public health.
This edition presents a practical, engineering-centered view of air, water, dwellings, and urban sanitation. It emphasizes the engineer’s role in understanding weather, soils, drainage, and waste disposal to improve health in both rural and urban settings.
- Learn how air quality, water supply, and underground drainage affect health and living conditions
- See how sewer design, ventilation, and waste disposal relate to real-world housing and towns
- Explore divisions on air, water, the dwelling, and the town and village, with concrete examples and diagrams
- Understand historical approaches to septic systems, under-drainage, and urban sanitation
Ideal for students of sanitary engineering, public health professionals, and readers interested in the historical development of urban sanitation and its practical applications.