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72
Exempted Houses.
2. In either of the following cases a lodging-house shall be
exempt from the operation of these bye-laws : that is to say,—
(a.) Where the rent or charge payable by each lodger,
and exclusive of any charge for the use by such
lodger of any furniture, is at a rate of seven shillings
and sixpence per week or upwards.
(b.) Where the rent or charge payable by each lodger,
and inclusive of any charge for the use by such
lodger of any furniture, is at the rate of ten shillings
per week or upwards.
fa.) For fixing the number of persons who may occupy a house or part
of a house which is let in lodgings or occupied by members of more
than one family :
(b.) For the registration of houses so let or occupied:
(c.) For the inspection of such houses:
(d.) For enforcing drainage for such houses, and for promoting cleanliness
and ventilation in such houses :
(e.) For the cleansing and lime-washing at stated times of the premises:
(f.) For the taking of precautions in case of any infectious disease.
3. The landlord of a lodging-house or a lodger therein shall
not knowingly cause or suffer a greater number of persons than
will admit of the provision of three hundred cubic feet of free air
space for each person of an age exceeding ten years, and of one
hundred and fifty cubic feet of free-air space for each person of
an age not exceeding ten years to occupy, at any one time, as
a sleeping apartment, a room which is used exclusively for that
purpose, and which is under the control of such landlord, or
which has been let to such lodger, respectively, as the case
may be.
4. The landlord of a lodging-house, or a lodger therein,
shall not knowingly cause or suffer a greater number of persons