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behalf, afford any such officer free access for the purpose of inspection to
the interior of any room or rooms which may have been let to such lodger.
10. Where the Medical Officer of Health, the Sanitary Inspector, or
any other officer specially appointed or authorised by the Sanitary
Authority in that behalf has, for the purpose of inspection, obtained access
to the interior of a lodging-house or to the interior of any room or rooms
in such house, a person shall not wilfully obstruct any such officer in
the inspection of any part of the promises, or without reasonable excuse
neglect or refuse, when required by any such officer, to render him such
assistance as may be reasonably necessary for the purpose of such inspection.
11. In any case where a lodger in a lodging-house is entitled to the
exclusive use of any court, courtyard, 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, courtyard, area, or other open space within the curtilage of the
premises the landlord, shall cause such court, courtyard, 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.
12. The landlord of a lodging house shall cause every drain or means
of drainage with which any watercloset belonging to such house may
communicate to be maintained at all times in good order and efficient
action. He shall also cause all such means of ventilation as may be provided
in or in connection therewith to be maintained at all times in good order.
13. Every lodger in a lodging-house shall cause all solid or liquid
filth or refuse to be removed once at least in every day from every room
which has been let to him, and shall once at least in every day cause every
vessel, utensil, or other receptacle for such filth or refuse to be thoroughly
cleansed.
14. In every case where a lodger in a lodging-house is entitled to the
exclusive use of any staircase, landing or passage in such house, such
lodger shall cause every part of such staircase, landing, or passage to be
thoroughly cleansed from time to time as often as may be requisite.
15. A lodger in a lodging-house shall not cause or suffer any animal
to be kept in any room which has been let to such lodger or elsewhere upon
the premises in such a manner as to render the condition of such room or
premises filthy.
16. The landlord of a lodging-house shall cause every common
passage or staircase in such house to be thoroughly cleansed from time to
time as often as may be requisite.
17. The landlord of a lodging-house shall, in the first week of the
month of April in evory year, cause every part of the premises to be
cleansed. He shall, at the same time, except in such cases as aye hereinafter
specified, cause every area, the interior surface of every ceiling and
wall of every watercloset belonging to the premises, and the interior
surface of every ceiling and wall of evory room, staircase and passage in
the house to be thoroughly lime-washed.