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Regulations to be Observed by the Landlord.
9.—Every registered house shall be kept in repair,
and the walls and ceilings of every room, and of the staircases
and passages, and of the yards, shall be thoroughly
cleansed, and well and sufficiently lime-washed once at
least in every year, at such time as may be directed by the
Vestry.
10.—Every room shall be ventilated from the outside
and otherwise.
11.—Every house shall have a proper supply of water;
and the cistern or butt shall be properly covered, and in
all respects satisfactory to the Medical Officer of Health.
12.—A properly constructed, panned, and trapped
water-closet, with properly acting water-apparatus, and
drained into the sewer, shall be provided outside the house.
If, when the number of inmates exceeds twenty, it appears
to the Medical Officer of Health that further privy accommodation
is required, an additional water-closet, or additional
water-closets, shall be provided.
13.—All sinks and drains shall be properly trapped
and kept in good repair.
14.—All cellars, yards, and areas shall be properly
paved and drained.
15.—Every house shall be provided with a covered
dust-bin, in the best practicable situation, and of sufficient
size to contain a week's accumulation of dust, ashes, &c.
But when it appears allowable to the Medical Officer of
Health, a dust-bin may be provided in common for two or
more contiguous houses.