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15. Subject to the provisions of these Bye-laws, the landlord of a
lodging-house shall at least once in every year, in the month of
April, cause every part of the premises to be cleansed. He shall at
the same time, except in such cases as are hereinafter specified,
cause every area, the interior surface of every ceiling and wall of
every water-closet belonging to the premises, and the interior
surface of every ceiling and wall of every room, staircase and
passage in the house, yard, and area, to be thoroughly lime-washed.
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. Subject to the provisions of these Bye-laws, the landlord of
a lodging-house shall provide adequate means of ventilation in or
in connection 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. Subject to the provisions of these Bye-laws, the landlord of a
lodging-house shall cause all such means of ventilation as may be
provided in or in connection 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 Council, may be most suitable for the circumstances
of the case.
19. Where a duty imposed upon or a prohibition applied to the
landlord of a lodging-house is by any Bye-law expressly imposed or
applied subject to the provisions of these bye-laws, proceedings
shall not be taken against the landlord for an offence against the
bye-law unless and until the landlord, after service upon him of a