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Lewisham 1891

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]

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and every drain or means of drainage with such water-closet may
communicate, to be maintained at all times in good order and
efficient action.
5. The owner of the land on which a tent, van or shed is
placed, shall construct every earth-closet to be provided for the
occupants of such tent, van or shed upon Moule's principle, or
upon such other principle as shall be approved by the Nuisance
Authority.
6. The owner of the land on which a tent, van or shed is
placed, shall cause every part of the structure of every earth-closet
provided for the occupants of such tent, van or shed to be maintained
at all times in good order, and shall cause such closet to be
properly ventilated, and every part thereof to be kept in a clean
and wholesome condition. He shall also provide a proper and
sufficient supply of earth thereto, and shall cause all soil and refuse
to be removed therefrom daily at such times and in such manner
as may be directed by the Nuisance Authority, and so disposed of
as not to be a nuisance.
7. Dust-bins.&c.—The owner of the land on which a tent,
van or shed is placed, shall provide therefor a sufficient ash-pit,
dust-bin, or other receptacle for house refuse.
8. Animals.—The occupier of a tent, van or shed shall not
cause or suffer any animal to be kept therein in such a manner as
to render the condition of such tent, van or shed filthy or unwholesome.
9. Water Supply and Cisterns.—The owner of the land
on which a tent, van or shed is placed, shall provide therefor a
sufficient cistern or cisterns, or other receptacles for the storage of
water, with proper coverings, so placed as to be easily accessible,
and shall cause such cisterns or other receptacles and coverings,
and every part of the water supply apparatus, to be maintained at
all times in good order, and shall provide a sufficient supply of
water for the use of the occupants, and shall also cause every part
of the interior of such cistern or receptacle to be kept thoroughly
cleansed.
10. Construction.—No tent, van or shed shall be used for
human habitation unless the same be so constructed as to be
water-tight, and no tent shall be used for human habitation unless
the same be provided with a tarpaulin or other impervious material
for covering the ground within the tent.
11. Ventilation.—The occupier of a tent, van or shed shall