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32 Parish of St. George the Martyr, Southwark.
Provisional Code of Regulations for Persons occupying the Reception House.
NOTE:—This Building is only intended for the temporary shelter of persons
whose homes are undergoing disinfection.
(1) All persons are required on their arrival to take a bath, and have their clothing
disinfected.
(2) Occupants shall at all times keep their rooms and cooking utensils in an
orderly and cleanly condition.
(3) Persons shall occupy the Reception House only during the period that their
rooms are undergoing disinfection. When this process has been completed, the
caretaker will inform them of the fact, and they shall immediately vacate the Reception
House.
(4) When for any reason it is impossible for the occupants to return to their
previous homes, three days shall be allowed to them to procure new lodgings, and
such time shall reckon from the hour and date on which they enter the Reception
House.
(5) No person not being a temporary occupant shall be permitted to visit the
Reception House on any pretence whatever, except with the written permission of the
Medical Officer of Health or in his absence of the Chief Sanitary Inspector.
(6) Every occupant of the Reception House shall return for the night not later than
10 o'clock.
(7) Every person occupying the Reception House shall at all times behave in a
decent, orderly and sober maimer, and every person not so behaving shall be liable to
instant discharge by the caret ker, who has received instructions to rigidly enforce
this rule.
(8) No person shall partake of intoxicating beverages, except with their meals,
and under no circumstances will children be allowed to leave the Reception House for
the purpose of procuring alcoholic drinks.
By Order,
F. J. WALDO,
Medical Officer of Health.
If the foregoing Rules and Instructions be adopted by the Vestry, I would advise
that they be printed and hung up in each of the tenements within the Reception House.