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in a steam chamber of sufficient strength to withstand a 

 pressure of ten or more pounds to the square inch. These 

 sterilizers are usually constructed of concrete or brick and 





Fig. 83. Cross-Section of Concrete Sterilizer. 



are provided with a heavy iron door which is large enough 



to admit a truck bearing the pails, cans, bottles, etc. Other 



sterilizers of this type are constructed of galvanized iron. 



The principal drawback to some of these sterilizers is 



