London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of London 1894
Report on the sanitary condition of the City of London for the year 1894
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court, court-yard, area, or other open space
within the curtilage of the premises, such
lodger, and in any case where two or more
lodgers in a lodging-house are entitled to the
use in common of any court, court-yard, area,
or other open space within the curtilage of the
premises, the landlord shall cause such court,
court-yard, area, or other open space to be
thoroughly cleansed from time to time as often
as may be requisite for the purpose of keeping
the same in a cleanly condition.
DRAINAGE.
10. Every lodging-house shall, if required,
have a separate and independent drain discharging
into the nearest public sewer, and
such drains shall be constructed of the best
materials, with gas-tight and water-tight joints,
and laid upon and surrounded by concrete.
It shall be of approved dimensions, levels, and
fall, with means of ready access for inspection
and cleansing, and provided with traps and
ventilation to the satisfaction of the Sanitary
Authority.