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14. The landlord of a lodging-house shall cause every common
passage or staircase in such house to be thoroughly cleansed from
time to time as often as may be requisite.
15. The landlord of a lodging-house shall, in the first week of the
month of April in every year, cause every part of the premises to be
cleansed.
He shall at the same time, except in such cases as are hereinafter
specified, cause every area, the interior surface of every ceiling, and
wall of every water-closet belonging to the premises, and the interior
surface of every ceiling and wall of every room, staircase, and passage
in the house to be thoroughly limewashed.
Provided that the foregoing requirement with respect to the limewashing
of the internal surface of the walls of rooms, staircases, and
passages shall not apply in any case where the internal surface of
any such wall is painted, or where the material of or with which
such surface is constructed or covered is such as to render the limewashing
thereof unsuitable or inexpedient, and where such surface
is thoroughly cleased, 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. The landlord of a lodging-house shall provide adequate means
of ventilation in or in connection with every common passage or
staircase in such house, and shall cause such means of ventilation
to be maintained at all times in good order.
17. The landlord of a lodging-house shall cause all such means of
ventilation as may be provided in or in connection with any room
in such house to be maintained at all times in good order.
18. In every case where, in pursuance of any statutory provision
in that behalf, an order of a justice has been obtained for the removal
from a lodging-house to a hospital of a person who is suffering from
any dangerous infectious disease and is without proper lodging or
accommodation, the landlord of such house, and the lodger to whom
any room whereof such person may be an occupant has been let shall,
on being informed of such order, forthwith take all such steps as
may be requisite on the part of such landlord and of such lodger
respectively, to secure the safe and prompt removal of such person
in compliance with such order, and shall, in and about such removal,
adopt all such precautions as, in accordance with any instructions
which such landlord and such lodger, respectively, may receive from
the Medical Officer of Health of the Sanitary Authority, may be
most suitable for the circumstances of the case.
Penalties.
19. Every person who shall offend against any of the foregoing
bye-laws shall be liable for every such offence to a penalty of five