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necessary annual cleansing, and so the work is not done, and the
rooms, passages and staircases become dirtier and dirtier, until
they are in such a state as to be a nuisance, or injurious or
dangerous to health. They can then be readily dealt with by the
Inspectors under Section 2 of the Act.
Bearing the above fact in mind, and having regard to the legal
decisions quoted above, it would appear to be a suitable
opportunity for amending the existing Bye-laws in such a way
as to incorporate the Court's decision and suggestion with regard
to the serving of a notice upon the person responsible before
subjecting him to a criminal charge, and the extension of the
time within which the annual cleansing of premises shall take
place, so that the Bye-law may read " in the month of April "
instead of " in the first week in April." I suggest, in addition,
that the Bye-law should be altered so as to make the " owner,"
and not the " landlord," responsible in regard to this annual
cleansing of houses let in odgings.
Joseph Priestley.
March 21st. 1904,