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There are substances used, perhaps not so much around country houses as around city houses and in water-closets, which are neither disinfectants nor antiseptic, but act as deodorizers only.

From Rural Hygiene by Ogden, Henry N. (Henry Neely)

Water-closets.—The most important plumbing fixtures within the house are the water-closets.

From The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) by Winslow, Kenelm

The Main Waste Pipe is the pipe receiving waste water from any fixtures except the water-closets.

From The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) by Winslow, Kenelm

A bath should be allowed for every eight rooms, and the water-closets and sinks should, if possible, be in sanitary towers cut off from the main block of buildings.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various

Disinfect outdoor water-closets and cover with gravel or slacked lime.

From Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts by Bacon, Josephine Dodge Daskam