Roman latrines, or foricae, were part of a sophisticated ... had to be removed on a regular basis — an unhealthy process that exposed the cesspit cleaner to all manner of pathogens. Koloski-Ostrow has ...

Photo: AFP "I clean and clean, but people make a mess of it in barely 10 minutes," said Suresh Valmiki, hosing a spattered latrine piled high with faecal matter. Cleaning the next stinking toilet ...