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St Giles (Camberwell) 1892

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]

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means of access to such cesspool, for the purpose of cleansing
such cesspool, and of removing the contents thereof, and in
such a manner and in such a position as to admit of the
contents of such cesspool being removed therefrom, and from
the premises to which such cesspool may belong, without
being carried through any 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.
. He shall not in any case construct such cesspool so that
it shall have, by drain or otherwise, any means of communication
with any sewer or any overflow outlet.
23. Every person who shall construct a cesspool in
connection with a building, shall construct such cesspool
of good brickwork bedded and grouted in cement, properly
rendered inside with cement, and with a backing of at least
nine inches of well-puddled clay around and beneath such
brickwork, and so that such cesspool shall be perfectly
watertight.
He shall also cause such cesspool to be arched or otherwise
properly covered over, and to be provided with adequate
means of ventilation.
Receptacles
for dung.
24. A person shall not use as a receptacle for
dung any receptacle so constructed or placed that one cf its
sides shall be formed by the wall of any room used for
human habitation, or under a dwelling-house, factory, workshop,
or workplace, and he shall not use any receptacle in
such a situation that it would be likely to cause a nuisance
or become injurious or dangerous to health.