Washing and toilet facilities for women in industry [electronic resource]: recommendations for installation and maintenance.

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Title	Washing and toilet facilities for women in industry [electronic resource]: recommendations for installation and maintenance.
Alternative Title	Washing and toilet facilities for women in industry.
Item Number	l0037
Creator (Corporate)	United States. Women's Bureau.
Contributors	Mettert, Margaret T. (Margaret Thompson), 1907-
Government Publisher	U.S. Government Printing Office
Original Date	1942
Physical Description	11 p. ; 24 cm.
Series	Special bulletin of the Women's Bureau ; no. 4.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. 10-11).
Table of Contents	Location -- Separate construction -- Entrances -- Standard number of toilets -- Standard number of lavatories -- Space -- Materials for walls and floors -- Materials for fixtures -- Construction of fixtures -- Ventilation -- Lighting -- Heating -- Care of the room -- Cost of installation -- Sources of information.
Summary	With new plants under construction to meet defense needs, old ones expanding and employing women in many cases for work once done by men, the construction of suitable washrooms becomes an important part of every building program. The Women's Bureau has prepared this pamphlet with the purpose of supplying authoritative recommendations for such construction... Washroom facilities should be designed to take care of the maximum number of employees in the shortest time at lunch periods and shift changes. If sufficient in number, conveniently located and laid out, a minimum of working time is consumed.--p. 5.
Topical Terms	World War, 1939-1945--United States. Women employees--Health and hygiene--United States. Factories--Toilet facilities--United States. Toilets--Design and construction. Toilets--Maintenance and repair. Toilets--Specifications--United States. Human engineering--United States.
Gov Doc Classification	L 13.10:4
Type	Text
Digital Format	.pdf
Digital Publication Date	Available in digital format: 2001-2002
Digitization Process	Scanned as 300 dpi .jpg; converted to Adobe .pdf
SMU File Name	l0037.pdf
Digital Collection	Historic Government Publications from World War II
Library	Government Information Resources
Publisher	Central University Libraries, Southern Methodist University
Rights	These files may be freely used. A high-quality version of these files may be obtained for a fee by contacting ncds@smu.edu.

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