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account of their importance, it may be convenient to
reproduce, the more especially as the first two of these are
required by the Act to be brought expressly to the notice of
all occupiers of houses in which they are aware that there
are persons suffering from infectious diseases. They are as
follows: —
"7. Every person who shall cease to occupy any
house, room, or part of a house in which any person has
within six weeks previously been suffering from any infectious
disease without having such house, room, or part of
a house, and all articles therein liable to retain infection,
disinfected to the satisfaction of a registered medical practitioner,
as testified by a certificate signed by him, or without
giving to the owner of such house, room, or part of a
house, notice of the previous existence of such disease, and
every person ceasing to occupy any house, room, or part of
a house, and who, on being questioned by the owner thereof,
or by any person negotiating for the hire of such house,
room, or part of a house, as to the fact of there having
within six weeks previously lived therein any person
suffering from any infectious disease, knowingly makes a
false answer to such question, shall be liable to a penalty
not exceeding ten pounds."
"13. Any person who shall knowingly cast, or cause
or permit to be cast, into any ash-pit, ash-tub, or other
receptacle for the deposit of refuse matters, any infectious
rubbish without previous disinfection, shall be guilty of an
offence under this Act."
"15. The local authority shall, from time to time