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Fulham 1884

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]

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WATER CLOSET ACCOMMODATION.
4. The owner of a registered lodging-house shall provide
and maintain water closet accommodation sufficient in proportion
to the number who may lawfully occupy the house. He shall
furnish every water-closet so provided with a properly fitting door,
and all requisite fastenings, and with all requisite water supply
apparatus, and shall cause such water-closet to be ventilated into
the outer air.
In every case were two or more lodgers in a registered
lodging-house are entitled to the use in common of any water,
closet belonging to such house, the keeper shall cause every part
of such water-closet to be thoroughly cleansed from time to time,
as often as may be requisite, for the purposes of keeping the same
in a clean and wholesome condition.
In everv case where a lodger in a registered lodgiug-house
is entitled to the exclusive use of any cistern, such lodger shall
cause every part of the interior of such cistern to be thoroughly
cleansed, once at least in every two months, lor the purpose of
keeping the same in a clean and wholesome condition. He shall
also cause every such cistern to be kept covered.
WATER SUPPLY.
5. In every case were two or more lodgers in a registered
lodging-house are entitled to the use in common of any cistern,
the keeper shall cause every part of the interior of such cistern
to be thoroughly cleansed, once at least in every two months, for
the pnrpose of keeping the same in a clean and wholesome condition.
He shall also cause every such cistern to be kept covered.
In every case where a jodger in a registered lodging-house
is entitled to the exclusive use of any cistern, such lodger shall
cause evero part of the interior of such cistern to be thoroughly
cleansed, once at least in every two months, for the purpose of
keeping the same in a clean and wholesome condition. He shall
also cause every such cistern to be kept covered.
ASH-PIT.
6. The owner of a registered lodging-house shall cause the
structure of every ash-pit or dust-bin to be maintained at all
times in good order and condition
In every case where two or more lodgers in a registered
lodging-house are entitled to the use in common of any ash-pit
belonging to such house, the keeper shall cause every part of such
ash-pit to be thoroughly cleansed from time to time, as often as
may be requisite, for the purpose of keeping the same in a clean
and wholesome condition.