CONTENTS 



WATER. 

 Pages 1-36. 



Rain water Surface water Brooks, streams and rivers Lake water 

 Reservoirs Wells, shallow, deep and artesian Springs Ice water 

 Distilled water Utility of water from various sources Classification of 

 waters Hardness of water Significance of hard and soft waters 

 Softening hard water Action of water on metals Storage of water 

 Filtration of water Sand filtration Mechanical filtration Sterilisation 

 of water Amount of water required by animals Effect of sewage-polluted 

 water on animals Examination of waters and water supplies Collection 

 of samples Physical, microscopical, chemical and bacteriological examina- 

 tions Interpretation of results. 



SECTION II. 



METEOROLOGY. 

 Pages 37-49. 



Temperature Maximum and minimum thermometers Thermographs 

 Humidity Hygrometry Precipitation Rain Dew Fog Mist 

 Haze Hail Snow Pressure Fortin barometer Kew standard baro- 

 meter Aneroid barometer Barograph Clouds Sunshine Wind 

 Anemometer Land and sea breezes Trade winds Monsoons 

 Atmospheric electricity and lightning Weather forecast Climate. 



SECTION III. 



SANITATION. 

 Pages 50-75. 



Drainage systems Drain pipes Stone-ware Fireclay Cast-iron Pipe 

 connections Junctions Access covers Size of pipes Gradient of 

 pipes Traps Definition of a good trap Mason's trap Buchan's trap 

 Raking arms Gully traps Bell trap Grease trap Joining pipes and 

 fittings Comparison between fireclay and cast-iron pipes and fittings 

 Laying drains Defects Testing drains Air test Smoke test 

 Hydraulic test Smell test Drainage systems for animal habita- 

 tions Surface drains Underground drains Disposal of manure, solid 

 and liquid Liquid manure tanks Disposal of sewage Dry method 

 Wet method Cesspools Surf ace irrigation Sewage farming Inter- 

 mittent filtration Chemical treatment Electrolytic method Biologic 

 method. 



