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provide adequate means of ventilation therein, and shall cause such
means of ventilation to be maintained at all times in good order.
12. Cleansing—The occupier of a tent, van or shed shall
cause all solid or liquid filth or refuse to be removed therefrom
once at least in every day.
13. Infectious Disease.—The occupier of a tent, van or
shed in which any person is suffering from any infectious disease,
shall take such steps as may be requisite on his part to secure the
safe removal of such person, or of the other inmates of the tent,
van or shed, to any tent which the Nuisance Authority may have
erected in the neighbourhood of the infected tent, van or shed, or
to any hospital to which the Nuisance Authority may remove or
order the removal of such person.
14. The occupier of a tent, van or shed, in which any person
is suffering from any infectious disease, shall not allow such tent
or van to be moved without the consent of the Inspector of Nuisances
or other officer of the Nuisance Authority.
15. The occupier of a tent, van or shed, in which a person
has been ill of a dangerous infectious disease, shall as soon as may
be after the death, removal, or recovery of the sick person, cause
every part of such tent, van or shed, and of every article therein
which may be liable to retain infection, to be thoroughly cleansed
and disinfected to the satisfaction of the Nuisance Authority.
16. When any person has died from any infectious disease in
any tent, van or shed, the occupier shall take such steps as may be
requisite to secure the immediate removal of the body to any tent
or mortuary provided for that purpose in the district of the Nuisance
Authority.
17. Penalties.—Every person who offends against any of
the foregoing Bye-laws shall be liable to a penalty of not exceeding
Forty Shillings for any one offence, with an additional penalty of
not exceeding Twenty Shillings for every day during which a default
in complying with such Bye-laws may continue.
The foregoing Bye-laws were made by the Board of
Works for the Lewisham District at a Meeting of the said
Board, held on the 6th May, 1891, and were duty confirmed
at a subsequent Meeting.
Seeded by Order of the Board of Works for
the Lewisham District,
EDW. WRIGHT,
Cleric to the Board.
1 hereby confirm the foregoing Bye-laws,
HENRY MATTHEWS,
One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State.