Public baths are also known as bathhouses, hammams, and Turkish baths
Public baths contain facilities such as baths, showers, swimming pools, massage tables, saunas and steam rooms
Where they were referred to as wash-houses, the baths were co-located with facilities for washing clothes, a precursor of the self-service laundry
Proper washing facilities, for bodies and clothes, are an important component of public health, and so public baths are significant in the history of sanitation
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Proper washing facilities, for bodies and clothes, are an important component of public health, and so public baths are significant in the history of sanitation. [[Category:Bathing]] [[Category:Buildings and structures by type]] [[Category:Public services|Baths]].