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He shall construct such floor so that it shall be in every part
thereof at a height of not less than six inches above the
level of the surface of the ground adjoining such privy, and
so that such floor shall have a fall or inclination towards
the door of such privy of half an inch to the foot.
12. Every person who shall construct a privy in
connection with a building shall construct such privy for use
in combination with a movable receptacle for filth, and
shall construct over the whole area of the space immediately
beneath the seat of such privy a floor, or flagging, or asphalte
or some suitable composite material, at a height of not less
than three inches above the level of the surface of the ground
adjoining such privy; and he shall cause the whole extent
of each side of such space between the floor and the seat,
other than any part that may be occupied by any door or
other opening therein, to be constructed of flagging, slate,
or good brickwork, at least nine inches thick, and rendered
in good cement or asphalted.
He shall construct the seat of such privy, the aperture
in such seat, and the space beneath such seat, of such
dimensions as to admit of a movable receptacle for filth of a
capacity not exceeding two cubic feet being placed and
fitted beneath such seat in such a manner and in such a
position as may effectually prevent the deposit, upon the
floor or sides of the space beneath such seat or elsewhere
than in such receptacle, of any filth which may from time
to time fall or be cast through the aperture in such seat.
He shall construct such privy so that for the purpose
of cleansing the space beneath the seat, or of removing
therefrom or placing or fitting therein an appropriate