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Provided that the foregoing requirement with respect to the
lime-washing of the internal surface of the walls of rooms, staircases
and passages shall not apply in any case where the internal
surface of any such wall is painted, or where the material
of or with which such surface is constructed or covered is such
as to render the lime-washing thereof unsuitable or inexpedient,
and where such surface is thoroughly cleansed, and
the paint or other covering is renewed, if the renewal thereof be
necessary for the purpose of keeping the premises in a cleanly
and wholesome condition.
16. The landlord of a lodging-house shall provide adequate
means of ventilation in or in connexion with every common
passage or staircase in such house, and shall cause such means
of ventilation to be maintained at all times in good order.
17. The landlord of a lodging-house shall cause all such
means of ventilation as may be provided in or in connexion
with any room in such house to be maintained at all times in
good order.
18. In every case where, in pursuance of any statutory provision
in that behalf, an order of a justice has been obtained
for the removal from a lodging-house to a hospital of a person
who is suffering from any dangerous infectious disease and is
without proper lodging or accommodation, the landlord of such
house, and the lodger to whom any room whereof such person
may be an occupant has been let shall, on being informed of
such order, forthwith take all such steps as may be requisite
on the part of such landlord and of such lodger, respectively,
to secure the safe and prompt removal of such person in compliance
with such order, and shall, in and about such removal,
adopt all such precautions as, in accordance with any instructions
which such landlord and such lodger, respectively, may
receive from the Medical Officer of Health of the Sanitary
Authority, may be most suitable for the circumstances of
the case.