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Toilet Hygiene
A dirty toilet is an unpleasant site but is it hazardous?
Each gram of faeces contains around 100,000,000,
000,000 bacterial cells. While most of these are
harmless some can cause sickness. The washroom is
therefore an area for potential cross-infection for
hepatitis-A or bacteria such as those shown below.
The risks of picking up infection are low but if you come
into contact with them, harmful micro organisms can
enter the body easily through hand-to-mouth or handto-food contact.
A few simple precautions can reduce these risks
significantly
• Use toilet paper to wipe up accidental spills
and drips.
• Lower the toilet lid before flushing to help
prevent germs being ejected onto nearby
surfaces.
• Make sure you wash your hands with warm,
soapy water after using the toilet.
Hepatitis A
E. Coli
Staphylococcus
Remember. Leave the toilet in the same
condition you would like to see it in
when you arrive.
Mar 2003