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The 1949 edition of the BBC Variety Programme Guide for Writers and Producers prohibited jokes about "Lavatories, effeminacy in men, immorality of any kind".

From The Guardian • Jan. 20, 2013

Lavatories used by patients working in the kitchens are not furnished with soap, towels, or even toilet paper.

From Time Magazine Archive

Lavatories are generally clean and shiny; there are locker rooms to change clothes in.

From Time Magazine Archive

Lavatories, bath and toilets are sometimes connected with a short piece of lead on the supply.

From Elements of Plumbing by Dibble, Samuel Edward

Lavatories in enameled iron cost from $16 to $75, including fittings and pipes above floor.

From The Complete Home by Laughlin, Clara E. (Clara Elizabeth)