Pail closet
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pail-closet-285-4768596
title:
Pail closet
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A pail closet or pail privy or dirt closet was a room used for the disposal of human excreta, under the "pail system" of waste removal. The "closet" was a small outhouse (privy) which contained a seat, underneath which a portable receptacle was placed. This bucket (pail), into which the user would defecate, was removed and emptied by the local authority on a regular basis. The contents, known euphemistically as night soil, would either be incinerated or composted into fertiliser. Although the mo
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Room used to dispose of human excreta
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pail_closet
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2024-04-11T01:03:02Z
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