lack of hygiene

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hygiene
noun[U]
uk
/ˈhaɪ.dʒiːn/us
/ˈhaɪ.dʒiːn/
the degree to which people keep themselves or their environment clean, especially to ...
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(Definition oflack-ofandhygienefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Their morallackofhygienefollowed that induced by their work.
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Mackaman begins by describing the old regime spas, concentrating on such aspects as theirlackofhygiene, privacy and decency, and their mainly noble clientele.
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They peeped into the kitchen and were appalled by thelackofhygiene.
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They referred to thelackofhygiene, the litter and the road safety aspect of uncontrolled roadside trading.
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It may also be due to superstition,lackofhygiene, and, in some areas, a backward economy.
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According to a report that was published this week, many problems in police stations clearly reflect thelackofhygiene.
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What is the price paid for alackofhygieneand safety in the workplace?
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They are living in conditions of overcrowding, squalor, hideous pollution, filth, cold, damp, deplorablelackofhygieneand, perhaps worst of all, of children at risk.
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There islackofhygiene.
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Act 1974 exists already to control those practitioners who are a menace to public health because of the constantlackofhygienein their premises.
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Instead of constantly attacking the dog, who apparently is the cause of such frightfullackofhygieneand disease, let us for a change attack the irresponsible owner.
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It was not uncommon, due to thelackofhygienearound childbirth.
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What stayed the same, were the anarchy, thelackofhygiene, the lack of food, lack of medical attention and the cruelty of the guards.
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Styes can be triggered by poor nutrition, sleep deprivation,lackofhygiene, lack of water, and rubbing of the eyes.
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Lackofhygieneand poverty fostered its virulence.
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He is sometimes criticized for alackofhygiene, particularly chronic flatulence.
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They suffered from alackofhygieneand from illnesses.
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One of his interrogators was reportedly disgusted by his obesity and completelackofhygiene.
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At that point, the issue of accidentallackofhygieneis moot.
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The only hitch at the bazar is the congestion and thelackofhygiene.
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