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"practicable, cause such soil pipe to be situated outside such
"building, and shall construct such soil pipe in drawn lead or of
"heavy cast iron. Provided that in any case where it shall be
"necessary to construct such soil pipe within such building, he
"shall construct such soil pipe in drawn lead with proper wiped
"plumber's joints, and so as to be easily accessible."
It will be observed that the first-quoted By-law applies to a horizontal pipe
carrying soil, and the second to a vertical pipe carrying soil; that the former
may be constructed of iron and left naked inside a building, whereas the latter
must be constructed of lead.
Also by By-law 8 (v) a fresh-air inlet pipe inside a building must be constructed
of drawn lead as if it were a soil pipe.
It is difficult to convince builders, agents, and owners of the necessitv for
constructing within a building a vertical pipe carrying soil of a different
material from a horizontal pipe carrying soil or fresh air.
Sizes of pipes.—Under the same Drainage By-laws it is required by By-law 8
(4) that a ventilating pipe of a soil pipe or drain shall have an internal
diameter of not less than 4 inches, whereas by By-law 11, paragraph 2, the
minimum size of a soil pipe may be 3i- inches, and by By-law 4, paragraphs
9 and 10, the minimum size a drain pipe may be 3 inches, so that Sanitary
Inspectors are obliged to compel builders to put 4 inch ventilating pipes to
3J inch soil pipes and 3 inch drain pipes.
§ 8. STORAGE AND REMOVAL OF OFFENSIVE MATTERS.
Rag and Bone Stores or Marine Stores.—Premises used for these purposes
require regulating, and some of the regulations desirable to be made should
follow on these lines:—
Any place used to store bones, fat, rags, &c., should be so ventilated and so
cut off from any dwelling place that no aerial connection may take place
between the store and the dwelling.
In such a place the utensils and floor and lower part of the walls should be
cleansed at least every week, the upper part of the walls and the ceiling of
roof every year.
All animal matters should be removed at least once a week. They should be
stored in air-tight receptacles made of metal, and be removed in the same airtight
receptacles as they are stored in, and not be changed from one receptacle
to another.
Discarded textile substances, such as rags, paper, matting, and similar substances,
if infested with vermin, should be disinfested, removed or destroyed.
Discarded textile substances should not be stored in a place that is damp or
exposed to rain or wet, or liable to bo heated.
No substances whatever should be allowed to accumulate upon the premises
of a marine store to such an extent as to block out the light and air of the premises,
or of any adjoining premises, or to cause any noxious odour, or effluvia,
or nuisance to any occupier of the premises or of any adjoining premises.