HAND-BOOK
OF
SANITARY INFORMATION
FOR
HOUSEHOLDERS,

CONTAINING

FACTS AND SUGGESTIONS ABOUT VENTILATION,
DRAINAGE, CARE OF CONTAGIOUS DISEASES,
DISINFECTION, FOOD, AND WATER.

WITH APPENDICES ON

DISINFECTANTS AND PLUMBERS’ MATERIALS.

BY

ROGER S. TRACY, M. D.,
SANITARY INSPECTOR OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

NEW YORK:
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY,
1, 3, AND 5 BOND STREET.
1884.

COPYRIGHT BY
ROGER S. TRACY, M. D.
1884.