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Hackney 1912

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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11.—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.
12.—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.
13.—Where a Jodger in a lodging-house is entitled to the
exclusive use of any staircase, landing, or passage in the lodginghouse,
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.
14.—A Jodger in a lodging-house shall not cause or suffer any
animal to be kept in any room which has been let to the Jodger, or
elsewhere upon the premises, in such a manner as to render the
condition of the room or premises filthy.
15.—Subject to the provisions of these By-laws, the tenant of
a lodging-house shall cause every common passage or staircase in
the lodging-house to be thoroughly cleansed from time to time as
often as is requisite.
16.—Subject to the provision 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.
He shall, at the same time, cause the walls of every area,
the surface of every ceiling, and the interior surface of every
wall of every room, staircase and passage in the lodging house