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    Poisonous Atmospheres: Ventilation and the late Nineteenth Century Building

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    Authors
    Stephens, John
    Date
    2003
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Stephens, John. 2003. Poisonous Atmospheres: Ventilation and the late Nineteenth Century Building. Architectural Science Review. 46: pp. 3-11.
    Source Title
    Architectural Science Review
    ISSN
    00038628
    Faculty
    Faculty of Built Environment, Art and Design
    Department of Architecture and Interior Architecture
    Faculty of Humanities
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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24903
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    The desire for healthy buildings and inhabitants in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century was of prime concern for hygienists, sanitary engineers, architects and regulatory officials alike. To protect inhabitants a range of technological and operational strategies were employed to prevent the air in rooms becoming foul and contaminated. At the root of this concern and resulting technology were particular concepts and theories regarding the mechanisms by which disease spread. Foul air, whether from dangerous decomposing organic matter or from the fetid breath of ordinary individuals needed dilution and deodorisation – best managed with good ventilation. Using the situation in late nineteenth century Britain and its colony in Western Australia as a case study this paper explores the way that ventilation technology at its simplest level was informed by concepts of health and disease.

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