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St Giles (Camberwell) 1889

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]

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the Keeper of such house, and the Lodger to whom any
room whereof such person may be an occupant has been let,
shall, on being informed of such order, forthwith take all
such steps as may be requisite to secure the safe and prompt
removal of such person in compliance with such order,
and shall, in and about such removal, adopt all such
precautions as in accordance with any instructions which
such Keeper and such Lodger, respectively, may receive
from the Medical Officer of Health as may be most suitable
for the circumstances of the case.
6th. The Keeper of a Registered House in which any
person may have died of a dangerous infectious disease, and
in whose custody the corpse of such person may be, and
every Lodger, having control of any room in which such
person may have died, shall cause the corpse of such
person to be removed without delay to the Public Mortuary
of the Parish.
7th. The Keeper of a Registered Lodging-house shall
cause the walls and ceilings of every room, and of the staircase,
water-closets, and passages, and the walls of the yards
to be thoroughly cleansed from time to time, as often as may
be necessary to maintain the same in a cleanly and wholesome
state. He shall cause every paved yard or area to be
washed and cleansed at least once a month.
He shall cause every water-closet, privy, and sink to be
kept in a cleanly and wholesome condition, and all drainage
to be kept in good order and efficient action.
8th. The Keeper of a Registered Lodging-house shall
Cause every cistern to be kept covered, and to be cleansed
at least once in every two months,