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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notice by public announcement in their district. Each of
such receptacles shall be constructed of metal, and provided
with one or more suitable handles and cover. The capacity
of each of such receptacles shall not exceed two cubic feet.
Provided always that this By-law shall not apply to the
owner of any premises until the expiration of three months
after the Sanitary Authority have publicly notified their
intention to adopt a system of daily collection of house
refuse in that part of their district which comprises such
premises.
19. Where any receptacle shall have been provided
as an ashpit for any premises in pursuance of any By-law in
that behalf, no person shall deposit the house refuse which
may accumulate on such premises in any ashpit that does
not comply with the requirements of these By-laws.
Cesspools.
20. Every person who shall construct a cesspool
in connection with a building, shall construct such
cesspool at a distance of one hundred feet at the least from
a dwelling-house, or public building, or any building in
which any person may be, or may be intended to be,
employed in any manufacture, trade, or business.
21. A person who shall construct a cesspool in connection
with a building, shall not construct such cesspool within
the distance of one hundred feet from any well, spring, or
stream of water.
22. Every person who shall construct a cesspool in
connection with a building, shall construct such cesspool in
such a manner and in such a position as to afford ready