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Latrine anthem #spm


Hola! 
My ardent readers . I appreciate your patience for reading stuff which majority unabashedly hates but refuses to change.

The picture of the day :- 



Yaay! Lovely ain't it? 
Yuck! But we doctors study this . We are asked about this not only in the theory exams but also in viva. 

The examiner : what are the methods of excreta disposal?
We sing it aloud , rap(e) it a little...
There are two main types
Sewered and unsewered ting ting
Unsewered is of three types la la la
Service when you have somebody to clean your poop 
Non service that you and me use everyday 
Temporary latrines for camps that I haven't used anyway 
Non service is also known as sanitary latrine
It is again of five types
A Bore and a Pit that has Septic  Aqua and a Waterseal
Waterseal is Sulabh so people PRAI (pray) that they find one in emergency because RCA is not everywhere!

It's bad I know . But memorising it is worst. 
What annoys me the most is we are asked about it instead of prevention of major diseases. Which is neither asked in exams nor in the viva. 
These books should be of use to people  seeking a government job in municipal corporation.
Adios for now!



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