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St Giles (Camberwell) 1892

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]

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receptacle for filth, there shall he a door or other opening
in the back or one of the sides thereof capable of being
opened from the outside of the privy, or in any case where
such a mode of construction may be impracticable, so that
for the purposes aforesaid the whole of the seat of the privy
or a sufficient part thereof may be readily moved or
adjusted.
13. A person who shall construct a privy in connection
with a building shall not cause or suffer any part of the
space under the seat of such privy, or any part of any
receptacle for filth in or in connection with such privy, to
communicate with any drain.
Waterclosets,
earthclosets
and privies.
14. Every person who shall intend to construct
any watercloset, earthcloset, or privy, or
to fit or fix in or in connection with any watercloset, earthcloset,
or privy any apparatus or any trap or any soil pipe,
shall, before executing any such works, give notice in
writing to the clerk of the Sanitary Authority.
Earthclosets
and privies.
15. Every owner of an earthcloset or privy
existing at the date of confirmation of these By-laws shall,
before the expiration of six months from and after such
date of confirmation, cause the same to be reconstructed in
such manner that its position, structure and apparatus shall
comply with such of the requirements of the f oregoing Bylaws
as are applicable to earthclosets or privies newly
constructed.
Ashpits 16. When any person shall provide an
ashpit in connection with a building, he shall cause the
same to consist of one or more movable receptacles
sufficient to contain the house refuse which may accumulate