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Southwark 1905

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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in every day cause every vessel, utensil, or other receptacle for
the said filth or refuse to be thoroughly cleansed.
12. —Where a lodger in a house let in lodgings is entitled to the
exclusive use of any staircase, landing or passage in the house let
in lodgings, the lodger shall cause every part of the staircase
landing, or passage to be thoroughly cleansed from time to time as
often as is requisite.
13.—A lodger in a house let in lodgings shall not cause or
suffer any animal to be kept in any room which has been let to the
lodger, or elsewhere upon the premises, in such a manner as to
render the condition of the room or premises filthy.
14.— Subject to the provisions of these Bye-laws, the landlord
of a house let in lodgings shall cause every common passage or
staircase in the house let in lodgings to be thoroughly cleansed
from time to time as often as is requisite.
15.— Subject to the provisions of these Bye-laws:—
The landlord of a bouse let in lodgings shall, in the month of
April or May in every year, 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 house let in lodgings 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 limewashing
shall not apply in any case where the internal 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 provisions of these Bye-laws, the landlord
of a house let in lodgings shall provide adequate means of ventilation
in or in connection with every common passage or staircase in the