A housekeeper is a person employed to manage a household"housekeeper" Oxford Dictionaries Online. Retrieved 2 June 2013. and the domestic staff. According to the 1861 Victorian era Mrs  Beeton's Book of Household Management, the housekeeper is second in command in the house and "except in large establishments, where there is a house steward, the housekeeper must consider his/herself as the immediate representative of her mistress". Mrs  Beeton's Book of Household Management Web version of the book at the University of Adelaide Library. Retrieved 2 June 2013. Housecleaning 150px|Broom, sponge and duster Part of the housework of a London housewife, 1941 Housekeeping includes housecleaning, that is, disposing of rubbish, cleaning dirty surfaces, dusting  and vacuuming. It may also involve some outdoor chores, such as removing leaves from rain gutters, washing windows  and sweeping doormats. The term housecleaning is often used also figuratively in politics and business, for the removal of unwanted personnel, methods  or policies in an effort at reform or improvement.The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language Retrieved 2011-01-23 Housecleaning is done to make the home look and smell better and to make it safer and easier to live in. Without housecleaning, lime scale can build up on taps, mold grows in wet areas, smudges appear on glass surfaces, dust forms on surfaces, bacterial action makes the garbage disposal and toilet smell and cobwebs accumulate. Tools used in housecleaning include vacuums, brooms, mops and sponges, together with cleaning products such as detergents, disinfectants and bleach. Removal of litter Disposal of rubbish is an important aspect of house cleaning. Plastic bags are designed and manufactured specifically for the collection of litter. Many are sized to fit common waste baskets and trash cans. Paper bags are made to carry aluminum cans, glass jars  and other things, although most people use plastic bins for glass since it could break and tear through the bag. Recycling of some kinds of litter is possible.Dellutri, Laura. 2005. Speed Cleaning 101. Meredith Books, Des Moines, Iowa. Dusting Some dusting tools Over time dust accumulates on household surfaces. As well as making the surfaces dirty, when  dust is disturbed it can become suspended in the air, causing sneezing and breathing trouble. It can also transfer from furniture to clothing, making it unclean. Various tools have been invented for dust removal: feather dusters, cotton  and polyester dust cloths, furniture spray, disposable paper "dust cloths", dust mops for smooth floors  and vacuum cleaners. Vacuum cleaners often have a variety of tools to enable them to remove dirt not just from carpets and rugs, but also from hard surfaces and upholstery.Kennedy, Rose. 2006. 10-Minute Housekeeping. Beverly, MA: Fair Winds Press. Dusting is very important in hospital environments.Executive Housekeeping Today (2004), Volumes 23-25, p. 76. Yard A home's yard and exterior are sometimes subject to cleaning. Exterior cleaning also occurs for safety, upkeep  and usefulness. It includes  removal of paper litter and grass growing in sidewalk cracks.
A housekeeper is a person employed to manage a household"housekeeper" Oxford Dictionaries Online. Retrieved 2 June 2013. and the domestic staff. According to the 1861 Victorian era Mrs . Beeton's Book of Household Management, the housekeeper is second in command in the house and "except in large establishments, where there is a house steward, the housekeeper must consider his/herself as the immediate representative of her mistress". Mrs . Beeton's Book of Household Management Web version of the book at the University of Adelaide Library. Retrieved 2 June 2013. Housecleaning 150px|Broom, sponge and duster Part of the housework of a London housewife, 1941 Housekeeping includes housecleaning, that is, disposing of rubbish, cleaning dirty surfaces, dusting , and vacuuming. It may also involve some outdoor chores, such as removing leaves from rain gutters, washing windows , and sweeping doormats. The term housecleaning is often used also figuratively in politics and business, for the removal of unwanted personnel, methods , or policies in an effort at reform or improvement.The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language Retrieved 2011-01-23 Housecleaning is done to make the home look and smell better and to make it safer and easier to live in. Without housecleaning, lime scale can build upon taps, mold grows in wet areas, smudges appear on glass surfaces, dust forms on surfaces, bacterial action makes the garbage disposal and toilet smell and cobwebs accumulate. Tools used in housecleaning include vacuums, brooms, mops and sponges, together with cleaning products such as detergents, disinfectants and bleach. Removal of litter Disposal of rubbish is an important aspect of house cleaning. Plastic bags are designed and manufactured specifically for the collection of litter. Many are sized to fit common waste baskets and trash cans. Paper bags are made to carry aluminum cans, glass jars , and other things, although most people use plastic bins for glass since it could break and tear through the bag. Recycling of some kinds of litter is possible.Dellutri, Laura. 2005. Speed Cleaning 101. Meredith Books, Des Moines, Iowa. Dusting Some dusting tools Over time dust accumulates on household surfaces. As well as making the surfaces dirty, when the dust is disturbed it can become suspended in the air, causing sneezing and breathing trouble. It can also transfer from furniture to clothing, making it unclean. Various tools have been invented for dust removal: feather dusters, cotton , and polyester dust cloths, furniture spray, disposable paper "dust cloths", dust mops for smooth floors , and vacuum cleaners. Vacuum cleaners often have a variety of tools to enable them to remove dirt not just from carpets and rugs, but also from hard surfaces and upholstery.Kennedy, Rose. 2006. 10-Minute Housekeeping. Beverly, MA: Fair Winds Press. Dusting is very important in hospital environments.Executive Housekeeping Today (2004), Volumes 23-25, p. 76. Yard A home's yard and exterior are sometimes subject to cleaning. Exterior cleaning also occurs for safety, upkeep , and usefulness. It includes the removal of paper litter and grass growing in sidewalk cracks.
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