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St Giles (Camberwell) 1883

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]

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frame, and opening directly into the external
air:
He shall, in addition to such window,
cause the water-closet to be provided with
adequate means of constant ventilation by
at least three air-bricks built in an external
wall of such water-closet, or by an airshaft,
or by some other effectual method
or appliance:
(iii.) He shall furnish the water-closet with a
separate cistern or flushing box of adequate
capacity, which shall be so constructed,
fitted, and placed as to admit of the supply
of water for use in such water-closet without
any direct connexion between any
service pipe upon the premises and any
part of the apparatus of such water-closet,
other than such cistern, or flushing box:
He shall furnish the water-closet with
a suitable apparatus for the effectual application
of water to any pan, basin, or other
receptacle with which such apparatus may
be connected and used, and for the effectual
flushing and cleansing of such pan, basin,
or other receptacle, and for the prompt and
effectual removal therefrom of any solid or
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