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In every case were a lodger in a registered lodging-house is
entitled to the exclusive use of any ash-pit belonging to such
house, such lodger 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.
A lodger in a registered lodging-house, or an occupant of
any room therein, shall not throw any filth or wet refuse into any
ash-pit or dust-bin belonging to such house.
CLEANLINESS AND VENTILATION.
7 The owner of a registered lodging-house shall cause the
ceilings and walls of every room and of the staircases, passages,
water-closets, and all out-houses to be kept in thorough repair,
and, where not papered, well and sufficiently washed, whitened,
lime-whitened, or distempered, in the month of April in every
year. He shall cause to be stripped all papered walls of any
room after the occurrence therein of any dangerously infectious
or contagious disease.
The owner of a registered house shall provide all requisite
means for the ventilation of every room, and of the common
passages and staircase thereof.
Every lodger in a registered house shall cause every room
in his exclusive occupation to be ventilated daily, and 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.
8. In every case where two or more lodgers in a registered
lodging-house are entitled to the use in common of any passage
or staircase, the keeper shall cause every part of such passage or
staircase to be ventilated daily, and 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.
In every case where a lodger in a registered lodging-house
is entitled to the exclusive use of any passage or staircase in such
house, such lodger shall cause every part of such passage or
staircase to be ventilated daily, and 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.
WASH-HOUSE, CELLAR, YARD, AND AREA.
g. The owner of a registered lodging-house shall cause
every wash-house, cellar, yard and area thereof to be properly
paved, or asphalted, and drained, and shall lime-whiten the walls
of the wash-house, cellar, yard, and area in the month of April
in every year.