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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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by the Medical Officer of Health, the Sanitary Inspector, or any
other officer specially appointed or authorised by the Council in
that behalf, afford any such officer free access to the interior of the
premises for the purpose of inspection.
7.— Every lodger in a house let in lodgings shall, at all times
when required by the Medical Officer of Health, the Sanitary
Inspector, or any other officer specially appointed or authorised
by the Council in that 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 a lodger.
8.—When the Medical Officer of Health, the Sanitary Inspector,
or any other officer specially appointed or authorised by the Council
in that behalf, has. for the purpose of inspection, obtained access
to the interior of a house let in lodgings, or to the interior of any
room or rooms in a house let in lodgings, a person shall not wilfully
obstruct any such officer in the inspection of any part of the
premises, or, without reasonable excuse, neglect or refuse, when
required by any such officer, to render him such assistance as is
reasonably necessary for the purpose of his inspection.
9.—When a lodger in a house let in lodgings is entitled to
the exclusive use of any court, court-yard, area, or other open space
within the curtilage of the premises, the lodger, and where two or
more lodgers in a house let in lodgings 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, subject to the
provisions of these Bye-laws, cause the court, court-yard, area,
or other open space to be thoroughly cleansed from time to time
as often as is requisite for the purpose of keeping the same in a
cleanly condition.
10.—Subject to the provisions of these Bye-laws:—
The landlord of a house let in lodgings shall cause every drain
or means of drainage, with which any water-closet belonging to the
house let in lodgings may communicate, to be maintained at all
times in good order and efficient action.
He shall also cause all such means of ventilation as are provided
in or in connection therewith to be maintained at all times in
good order.
11.—Every lodger in a house let in lodgings 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