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the Medical Officer of Health. Every facility shall
be given to the above-named officers in the exercise
of their duties.
(B.) Regulations to be Observed by the
Landlord.
14. Every registered house and its appurtenances
shall be kept in tenantable repair; and the walls
and ceilings of every room, staircase, and passage,
and the walls of areas or yards, shall be thoroughly
cleansed, and well and sufficiently lime-whited once
at least in every year, and at such other times as
may be directed by the Vestry. Provided that the
foregoing requirement with respect to lime-whiting do
not apply to any wall or part of a wall which is painted
or papered, or is of such a nature that lime-whiting
would be injurious or inexpedient. In such cases the
surface shall be repainted, or re-covered with paper, or
thoroughly cleansed as often as may be required by the
Vestry.
15. Every room shall be ventilated from the
outside by a window or by windows which can be freely
opened. The passages, staircases, and closets shall also be
ventilated; and in all cases, where the Medical Officer
of Health deems its necessary, such additional ventilation
as he may direct shall be provided.
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