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has glosseng: A pail closet (or pail privy) was a room used for the disposal of human excreta, under the pail system (or Rochdale system) of waste removal. The closet was a small outdoor privy which contained a seat, underneath which a portable receptacle was placed. This pail, into which people would defecate, was removed and emptied on a regular basis by the local authority. The contents would either be incinerated or composted into fertiliser.
lexicalizationeng: pail closet
instance ofc/Toilet types
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media:imgFull pail and empty pail.jpg
media:imgGoux pail bucket and mould.jpg
media:imgHenry Moule's earth closet, improved version c1875.JPG
media:imgNottingham midden closet.jpg
media:imgPail closet wagon.jpg
media:imgRochdale corporation pail closet.jpg

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