| OLOF EDLUND Antiquarian Bookseller STOCKHOLM |  |
| OLOF EDLUND Antiquarian Bookseller STOCKHOLM | |
| $ 50 |
| First edition. A thesis on city sanitation, latrine, excreta removal, discussing in particular the Liernur's Pneumatic Sewerage System, invented by the Dutch engineer Captain Charles T. Liernur. This system was primarily used in Holland. It was designed as a "separate" system, with sewage and rainwater disposed of by separated systems. Pneumatic pressure delivered sewage through pipes to a collection station. Wallis introduced bacteriology in Sweden. Curt Wallis [1845-1922], med. lic. 1870, med. dr. 1874, prof. i patologisk anatomi vid Karolinska Institutet 1884-1910. Riksdagsman. Bedrev medicinsk forskning med tyngdpunkt på hygien och folkhälsa; klimat, alkohol, bakteriologi, etc. |