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Report of the Mcdical Officer of Health.
Medical
Officer of
Health and
Sanitary
Inspector to
be afforded
access
6. In any case where the landlord of a lodging-house
resides in any part of the premises, the landlord, and where the
landlord of a lodging-house does not reside in any part of the
premises, every lodger who is entitled to have or to exercise the
control of the Outer door of the premises, 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 to the
interior of the premises for the purpose of inspection.
7. Every lodger in a lodging-house 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 the lodger.
Obstruction
of Medical
Officer of
Health and
Sanitary
Inspector
8. Where 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 lodging-house or to the interior of any
room or rooms in a lodging-house, 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.
Lodger or
landlord to
keep open
space in
cleanly
condition
9. In any case where a lodger in a lodging-house is entitled to
the exclusive use of any court, courtyard, area, or other open
space within the curtilage of the premises, the lodger, and where
two or more lodgers in a lodging-house 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 by-laws, cause the court, courtyard, 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.
Owner or
landlord to
keep
drains, &c.,
in good
order
10. Subject to the provisions of these by-laws,—
The owner or the landlord of the lodging-house shall cause
every drain or means of drainage, with which any water-closet