Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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In all cases where he shall connect a stoneware trap or
pipe with an iron soil pipe or drain, he shall insert such
stoneware trap or pipe into a socket on such iron soil pipe or
drain, making the joint with Portland cement.
He shall so construct such soil pipe that it shall not be
directly connected with the waste of any bath, rain-water
pipe, or of any sink other than that which is provided for
the reception of urine or other excremental filth, and he
shall construct such soil pipe so that there shall not be any
trap in such soil pipe or between the soil pipe and any drain
with which it is connected.
Waterclosets.
5. A person who shall newly fit or fix any
apparatus in connection with any existing watercloset, shall
as regards such apparatus and its connection with any soil
pipe or drain, comply with such of the requirements of the
foregoing By-laws as would be applicable to the apparatus
so fitted or fixed if the watercloset were being neAvlv
structed.
Earthclosets.
6. Every person Avho shall construct an
earthcloset in connection with a building shall furnish such
earthcloset with a reservoir or receptacle, of suitable construction
and of adequate capacity, for dry earth, and he
shall construct and fix such reservoir or recepta3le in such
a manner and in such a position as to admit of ready access
to such reservoir or receptacle for the purpose of depositing
therein the necessary supply of dry earth.
He shall construct or fix in connection Avith such
reservoir or receptacle suitable means or apparatus for the
frequent and effectual application of a sufficient quantity of