I vaguely knew that heating systems in old houses were oversized so windows could be left open in winter, but this article explains how it was in response to the 1918 pandemic and the belief that recycled air carried disease. Turns out they were right!
I vaguely knew that heating systems in old houses were oversized so windows could be left open in winter, but this article explains how it was in response to the 1918 pandemic and the belief that recycled air carried disease. Turns out they were right!
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-05/the-curious-history-of-steam-heat-and-pandemics