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7.—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 necessaiy for
the purpose of his inspection.
8.—Where a lodger in a lodging-house is entitled to the exclusive
use of any court, courtyaid, 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 tenant shall, subject ot 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.
9.—Subject to the provisions of these By-laws:—
The landlord of a lodging-house shall cause every drain or
means of drainage, with which any water closet belonging to
the lodging-house may communicate, to be maintained at all
times in good order and efficient action.
He shall also cause all such means of ventilation as are
provided in or in connection therewith to be maintained at all
times in good order.
10.—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.