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Hackney 1906

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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11. Every lodger in a lodging-house shall cause the floor of
every room which has been let to him to be thoroughly swept once
at least in every day, and such parts thereof as are not covered with
carpet or other unwashable material nailed or fixed down to be
thoroughly washed as often as may be necessary for the purpose of
maintaining cleanliness.
12. Every lodger in a lodging-house shall cause every window,
every fixture or fitting of wood, stone or metal and every painted
surface in every room which has been let to him to be thoroughly
cleansed from time to time, as often as may be necessary.
13. Every lodger in a lodging-house shall cause all solid or
liquid filth or refuse to be removed once at least in every day from
every room which has been let to him, and shall once at least in
every day cause every vessel, utensil, or other receptacle for the said
filth or refuse, to be thoroughly cleansed.
14. Where a lodger in a lodging-house is entitled to the exclusive
use of any staircase, landing or passage in the lodging-house, the
lodger shall cause every part of the staircase, landing or passage to
be thoroughly cleansed from time to time as often as is requisite.
15. A person shall not in a lodging-house keep any animal in
any room or elsewhere upon the premises, in such a manner as to
render the condition of such room or premises filthy or unwholesome
16. Subject to the provisions of these by-laws, the tenant of a
lodging-house shall cause every common landing or passage, or
staircase in the lodging-house to be thoroughly cleansed from time
to time as often as is requisite.
17. Subject to the provisions of these by-laws, the landlord of a
lodging-house shall, in the month of April, May or June in every
year, cause every part of the premises to be cleansed.