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Fulham 1893

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1893

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Bye-Laws made by the Vestry of the Parish of Fulham,
in the County of London, being the Sanitary Authority
for the said Parish, with respect to the Keeping of
Waterclosets supplied with sufficient Water for their
effective action.
Interpretation of Terms.
1. Throughout these bye-laws the expression "the Sanitary
Authority" means the Vestry of the Parish of Fulham in the county of
London.
With respect to the keeping of Waterclosets supplied with sufficient
Water for their effective action.
2. The occupier of any premises in or for which any watercloset is
for the time being provided, shall cause such watercloset to be at all times
properly supplied with a sufficient quantity of water for securing its
effective action.
Where, however, any watercloset is provided for the use of persons
occupying two or more separately occupied premises, and there is a person
having the care and control of such watercloset, the foregoing requirements
shall apply to such person.
The person in occupation of or having the charge, management, or
control of the premises, or if there is no such person, then any person in
occupation of or having the charge, management, or control of any part
of the premises, and in the case of any premises the whole of which is let
to lodgers, the person receiving the rent payable by the lodgers, either on
his own account or as the agent of another person, shall for the purposes
of this bye-law be deemed to be the occupier.