Regular washing of clothes and bedding, helps to remove any bacteria, dirt, fleas, mites and other irritants or infection. Therefore, being able to regularly wash clothes and bedding can help reduce the incidence of infectious diseases, such as diarrhoeal disease, respiratory infections, scabies and other skin infections.

The ability to wash clothes may simply require a water source, a place to wash the clothes and the safe disposal of the wastewater generated. Any laundry design for a house will need to provide the above facilities as well as places to safely store detergents.

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