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1. For enforcing therein the provision of privy accommodation
and other appliances and means of cleanliness in proportion
to the number of lodgings and occupiers, and the cleansing and
ventilation of the common passages and staircases.
5. For the cleansing and limewhiting at stated times of such
premises.
6. For the ventilation of rooms.
7. For the paving and drainage of the premises.
S. For the separation of the sexes.
9. For notices to be given and precautions to be taken in case of any
dangerously infectious or contagious disease, under the powers
of the Acts of 1866 and 1874, or of the Acts therein mentioned.
Early in 1867 the Vestry adopted the 35th section of the
Sanitary Act, 1866. and with the approval of the Home
Secretary (then the confirming authority) framed certain
regulations for houses of the character contemplated by the
section. These regulations were made for a period of one
year only, and, not proving altogether satisfactory in operation,
they were not renewed. Last year, however, the Local
Government Board suggested the advisability of fresh regulations
being made, and brought under the notice of the
Vestry a code of model regulations which had been prepared
for the guidance of Sanitary Authorities. Although little
practical difficulty had been experienced in dealing with unsanitary
dwellings under the general law, the Vestry recognised
the desirability of arming themselves with powers
to cope with special offences in a summary manner, and
therefore devoted a considerable amount of time to consider
the subject.
The suggested regulations of the Local Government
Board appeared in many respects inapplicable to a Parish
like St. James's, and were, therefore, not adopted, although
the essence of many of the regulations was incorporated in