Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the City of London for the year 1895
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or rooms in such house, a person shall not wilfully
obstruct the Medical Officer of Health,
the Sanitary Inspector, or any such officer in
the inspection of any part of the premises, or,
without reasonable excuse, neglect or refuse,
when required by, to render the Medical Officer
of Health, the Sanitary Inspector, or other
officer such assistance as may be reasonably
necessary for the purpose of such inspection.
9. In any case where a lodger in a lodginghouse
is entitled to the exclusive use of any
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.
10. The landlord of a lodging-house shall