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REPORT, 1891-92. 31
5.—The occupier of any premises who shall remove
or cause to be removed any dust, ashes, rubbish, offal,
carrion, fish in an offensive condition, or filth or other
like matter or thing from his premises, shall for the
purpose of such removal in every case use or cause to
be used a suitable vessel or receptacle, cart, or carriage
properly constructed and furnished with a sufficient
covering, so as to prevent the escape of the contents
thereof.
The removal of offal, carrion, fish in an offensive
condition, or any offensive trade refuse or other like
matter or thing, shall be effected daily.
If in the process of such removal any person shall
slop or spill, or cause or allow to fall upon any footway,
pavement, or carriageway, any such offal, carrion, fish
in an offensive condition, or filth or other like matter or
thing, he shall forthwith remove such offal, carrion, fish,
or filth, or other matter or thing from the place whereon
the same may have been slopped or spilled, or may
have fallen, and shall immediately thereafter thoroughly
sweep or otherwise thoroughly cleanse such place.
6.—No person shall lay or cause to be laid in any
street any litter or other matter in case of sickness to
prevent noise without the permission of the Sanitary
Authority, and having obtained such permission, shall
lay the same so that it may be evenly distributed over
the surface of the part of the street intended to be
covered, and shall, when the occasion ceases, within 24