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Hackney 1912

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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and of every water-closet belonging to the premises to be
thoroughly lime-washed in every case where lime-washing is
necessary for effective cleansing.
Provided that the foregoing requirement with respect to
lime washing shall not apply in any case where the interior surface
of any such ceiling or wall is painted, or where the material
of or with which that surface is constructed or covered is such
as to render the lime-washing thereof unsuitable or inexpedient,
and where the said surface is thoroughly cleansed, 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.
17.—Subject to the provisions of these By-laws, the landlord of
a lodging-house shall provide adequate means of ventilation in or
in connexion with every common passage or staircase in the lodginghouse,
and shall cause the said means of ventilation to be maintained
at all times in good order.
18.—Subject to the provisions of these By-laws, the landlord
of a lodging house shall cause all such means ot ventilation as are
provided in or in connection with any room in the lodging house to
be maintained at all times in good order.
19.—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 tenant of the lodging-house, where the tenant
resides in any part of the premises, and the lodger to whom any room
whereof the person aforesaid may be an occupant has been let shall,
on being informed of the order, forthwith take all such steps as are
requisite on the part of the tenant and of the lodger, respectively,