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13. A lodger in a lodging-house shall not cause or suffer any animal to be kept in any
room which has been let to such lodger or elsewhere upon the premises in such a manner as
to render the condition of such room or premises filthy.
14. The landlord of a lodging-house shall cause every common passage or staircase in
such house to be thoroughly cleansed from time to time as often as may be requisite.
15. The landlord of a lodging-house shall, during the month of April in every year,
cause every part of the premises to be cleansed.
He shall, at the same time, except in such cases as are hereinafter specified, cause every
area, the interior surface of every ceiling and wall of every water-closet belonging to the
premises, and the interior surface of every ceiling and wall of every room, staircase, and
passage in the house to be thoroughly white-washed.
Provided that the foregoing requirement with respect to the whitewashing of the
internal surface of the walls of rooms, staircases, and passages shall not apply in any case
where the internal surface of any such wall is painted, or where the material of or with
which such surface is constructed or covered is such as to render the whitewashing thereof
unsuitable or inexpedient, and where such surface is thoroughly cleansed, and the paint or
other covering is renewed, if the renewal thereof be necessary, for the purpose of keeping
the premises in a cleanly and wholesome condition.
16. The landlord of a lodging-house shall provide adequate means of ventilation in
or in connexion with every common passage or staircase in such house, and shall cause such
means of ventilation to be maintained at all times in good order.
17. The landlord of a lodging-house shall cause all such means of ventilation as may
be provided in or in connexion with any room in such house to be maintained at all times in
good order.
18. In every case where in pursuance of any statutory provision in that behalf, an
order of a justice has been obtained for the removal from a lodging-house to a hospital of a
person who is suffering from any dangerous infectious disease and is without proper lodging
or accommodation, the landlord of such house, and the lodger to whom any room whereof