Kamaman, Trengganu, Malaya: controlled tipping trench used for refuse disposal. Photograph, 1948.

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[1948]
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582170i
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Kamaman, Trengganu, Malaya: controlled tipping trench used for refuse disposal. Photograph, 1948. Wellcome Collection. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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[1948]

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1 photograph : photoprint ; sheet 6.3 x 6.5 cm

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One of a series of photographs showing methods of refuse disposal in Kamaman, Trengganu, Malaya, presented to the Wellcome Library by A. Thomas, Health Inspector of Trengganu. Accompanying notes to a duplicate set of prints explain that this controlled tipping trench represented a very rare method of working on a difficult site. Measuring 78 feet x 14 feet x 7 feet, it was constructed of logs and coconut wood

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