Importance of Health and Sanitation esp. Toilets

• Sanitation is the hygienic means of promoting health through prevention of human contact with the hazards of wastes. Hazards can be either physical, microbiological, biological or chemical agents of disease. Wastes that can cause health problems are human and animal feces, solid wastes, domestic wastewater (sewage, sullage, greywater), industrial wastes, and agricultural wastes

• . Hygienic means of prevention can be by using engineering solutions (e.g. sewerage and wastewater treatment), simple technologies (e.g. latrines, septic tanks), or even by personal hygiene practices (e.g. simple handwashing with soap).

• Basic sanitation - refers to the management of human feces at the household level. This terminology is the indicator used to describe the target of the Millennium Development Goal on sanitation.

• On-site sanitation - the collection and treatment of waste is done where it is deposited. Examples are the use of pit latrines, septic tanks, and imhoff tanks.

5 Kinds of Sanitation

• Food sanitation - refers to the hygienic measures for ensuring food safety.

• Environmental sanitation - the control of environmental factors that form links in disease transmission. Subsets of this category are solid waste management, water and wastewater treatment, industrial waste treatment and noise and pollution control.

• Ecological sanitation - a concept and an approach of recycling to nature the nutrients from human and animal wastes

Types of Toilet

• PRIVATE> it is a toilet were family only can use or a single person. Example is a family bathroom

• COMMUNAL ex. Public toilet. Public toilets, public lavatories, or public conveniences are toilets that are accessible to the general public with common access from the street. Conveniences being the collective term for male and female designated toilets, convenience (singular) usually acquiring a gender attribute.

• NO TOILET>• Usually most of residence now that don’t have

toilet are compose there manure mostly on farm and because of that we consider them as improper.

Percentage of Toilet Survey in Sitio Maxima

• Step 2.• Immerse the plunger in the toilet or

sink allowing the hollow bell section to fill with water.

• Step 3.• Place the opening of the bell over the

opening of the toilet or the drain of the sink. The handle of the plunger should be perpendicular to base of the toilet or sink.

• Step 4. • Place your hands around the

other end of the plunger handle one above the otherStep 5.

• Push down on the handle with a quick and forceful thrust towards the toilet opening or drain. This will, in effect, force the obstruction down the drain and allow the standing water to follow.

• Step 6.• Lift the plunger out of the water and

observe the water level. If it empties out of the basin, you have successfully unclogged your toilet or sink. If the water level remains the same or goes down only partially, repeat the steps above until the obstruction is cleared. Once there is no more standing water, flush the toilet again or run water in the sink to make sure you have solved the problem. If after several attempts no progress is made, you may have to consult a professional.

USAGE OF TOILET

Toilet should maintain clean to avoid disease.

“Clean environment one of the key to protect our health”

How to Keep Your Toilet Bowl Clean With Little

Effort

Instructions

• The health benefits of the bidet toilet seat.• Water is the real motivation behind the BidetSpa. Because of it’s

cleansing power with warm water, the BidetSpa gently targets water towards the perineum area. Once a person a finished relieving themselves the natural warm water instantly and thoroughly cleanses the area reducing the chance of bacteria to germinate which in turn eliminates the risk of infection. The BidetSpa has a warm aerated water stream that has changeable water pressures for men and women. No need for soaps, toilet paper with harsh wiping. With the BidetSpa you get cleaned instantly.