The English house, how to judge its periods and styles (1909)
Sparrow, Walter Shaw, 1862- · New York, J. Lane Co. · leaf 156
al advantage, not being highenough to interfere with a free circulation ofair aiid light, so that London was sunned andventilated. To-day people do not give thought enough tothe effect of innumerable tall buildings on publichealth. Yet it is a point worth attention. Themore you think about it the… … o I ao z< OS o fa HENRY III. AND THE HOME 105 for keen draughts ? Wind sweeps down them allday long, collecting dust and throwing it up inclouds that rise to the topmost windows. Thismeans infection, not ventilation, for London dusteverywhere is filled with microbes and particlesof manure.…
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