Public toilets down the drain? Why privies are a public health concern

Public Health

Volumn 124, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 613-616

  Stanwell Smith, R ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

History; Public health; Public toilets; Sanitation

Indexed keywords

HYGIENE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SANITATION; SERVICE PROVISION; SOCIAL POLICY;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SANITATION; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; HYGIENE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; SANITATION; TOILET FACILITIES; URINATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77957909466     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2010.07.002     Document Type: Article

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