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15. Subject to the provisions of these by-laws—
The landlord of a lodging-house shall, in the month of
April in every year, and at such other times as the condition
thereof may render it necessary, cause every part of the
premises to be cleansed.
He shall, at the same time, cause the walls of every
area, the surface of every ceiling, and the interior surface
of every wall of every room, staircase and passage in the
lodging-house, and of every water closet belonging to the
premises to be thoroughly lime-washed in every case where
lime-washing is necessary for effective cleansing.
Provided that the foregoing requirement with respect
to liine-washing shall not apply in any case where the
interior surface of any such ceiling or wall is painted, or
where the material of or with which that surface is constructed
or covered is such as to render the lime-washing
thereof unsuitable or inexpedient, and where the said 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 provision of these by-laws, the landlord of
a lodging-house shall provide adequate means of ventilation in or
in connection with every common passage or staircase in the
lodging-house, and shall cause the said means of ventilation to be
maintained at all times in good order.
17. Subject to the provision of these by-laws, the landlord of
a lodging-house shall cause all such means of ventilation as are
provided in or in connection with any room in the lodging-house
to be maintained at all times in good order.
18. 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 tenant of the lodging-house, where
the tenant resides in any part of the premises and the lodger to
whom any room whereof the person aforesaid may be an occupant,
has been let, shall, on being informed of the order, forthwith take