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42 BOROUGH OF PADDINGTON.
not already the subject of regulation by any statute in
force within the district, the landlord shall construct
such water-closet in accordance with the following
rules;—
Every such new water-closet, if situated within
a house, shall have at least on one side thereof an
external wall, and shall have a window therein,
opening into the external air, of at least eighteen
inches by three feet, or where this is impracticable,
some other sufficient communication to the outer
air, to the approval of the Sanitary Committee.
When the water-closet is situated exterior to a
house, it shall be properly lighted and ventilated
to the approval of the Sanitary Authority.
Every water-closet shall be furnished with a
separate cistern of at least two gallons capacity,
which shall be so constructed, fitted, and placed
as to admit of the supply of water for use in such
water-closet without any direct communication
with the drinking water used in such house;
and that such water shall only be used for the
purpose of flushing out such water-closet, and shall
have a service pipe of an internal diameter of not
less than one inch and a half if the cistern or tank
be less than five feet above the closet basin, or one
inch and a quarter if more than five feet and less
than eight feet above the closet basin, or one inch
if eight feet or more above the closet basin.
He shall furnish the water-closet with a pan,
basin, or other suitable receptacle of non-absorbent