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St Saviour's (Southwark) 1893

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Saviour's]

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The person in occupation of or having the charge, management,
or control of the premises, or if there is no such person,
then any person in occupation of or having the charge,
management, or control of any part of the premises, and in the
case of any premises the whole of which is let to lodgers, the
person receiving the rent payable by the lodgers, either on his
own account or as the agent of another person, shall for the
purposes of this byelaw be deemed to be the occupier.
(4). For Securing the Cleanliness and Freedom from
Pollution of Tanks, Cisterns, and other Receptacles
used for storing of water used or likely to be used
by Man for Drinking or Domestic Purposes, or for
manufacturing Drink for the Use of Man.
Interpretation
of Terms.
Interpretation of Terms.
1. Throughout these byelaws the expression "Sanitary
Authority" means the Board of Works for the St. Saviour's
District.
Provision of
Tank, &c.
2. The owner of any premises who shall provide thereon a
tank, cistern, or other receptacle to be used for storing of water
used or likely to be used by man for drinking or domestic
purposes, or for manufacturing drink for the use of man, shall
cause the same to be so constructed and placed that it may
conveniently be cleansed.
As to covering
of Tank, &c.
3. The owner of any premises on which a tank, cistern, or
other receptacle not provided by the occupier of such premises is
used for storing of water used or likely to be used by man for
drinking or domestic purposes, or for manufacturing drink for
the use of man, shall cause every such tank, cistern, or other
receptacle which is erected outside a building or which being
erected inside a building is not placed in a suitable chamber or
otherwise constructed or placed so as to prevent the pollution of
the water therein, to be provided with a proper cover.
Tank to be
kept Clean.
4. The occupier of any premises on which a tank, cistern,
or other receptacle is used for storing of water used or likely to
be used by man for drinking or domestic purposes, or for
manufacturing drink for the use of man, shall empty and cleanse
the same, or cause the same to be emptied and cleansed, once at
least in every six months, and at such other times as may be
necessary to keep the same in a cleanly state and free from
pollution.
As to covering
of Tank not
separately
nsed.
He shall cause every such tank, cistern, or other receptacle
which is erected outside a building, or which being erected inside
a building, is not placed in a suitable chamber, or otherwise