It is a temptation they yielded to this year, throwing in the kitchen sink and a couple of spare wash basins as well.

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The audit body's reviewers checked and rated the cleanliness of floors, walls, beds and lockers, screens and wash basins in wards and public areas.

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The health of people half a world away can be affected by whether those workers have latrines and wash-basins.

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The drains were all polluted, hawkers used basins to wash their soiled crockery, and you could see rats, cockroaches, and other animals running around.

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