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sanitation

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sanitation: see plumbing plumbing, piping systems inside buildings for water supply and sewage. The Romans had a highly developed plumbing system; water was brought to Rome by aqueducts and distributed to homes in lead pipes—hence the name plumbing from the Latin word plumbum
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; sanitary science sanitary science, principles of health preservation, embracing hygiene , on an individual level, and public health , on a communal level. Those who specialize in sanitary science are sanitary engineers.
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sanitation
the study and use of practical measures for the preservation of public health


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So well had Harris Collins built on his father's foundation that the place was considered a model of sanitation and kindness.
The banths solve the problem of sanitation, at least in this respect.
`After all, the sanitation and the agriculture of to-day are still in the rudimentary stage.
 
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