ORDINANCE No. 24 OF 1887.
Public Health.
Bye-laws made by the Sanitary Board under sub-section 5 of section 13 of Ordinance No. 24 of 1887, and approved by the Legislative Council.
16th February, 1891, (Gazette 21st February, 1891.)
LATRINE.
1. Every public latrine together with its fittings shall be kept at all times in a thorough state of repair.
2. Every public latrine shall be kept, at all times, in a cleanly condition.
3. While open to the public, every latrine shall have at least one able-bodied adult attendant constantly on duty therein.
4. All the partitions, seats, floors and channels of every public latrine as well as all utensils therein, shall be thoroughly scrubbed at least once every day with such detergent and deodorant of such a strength as the Board may from time to time approve.
5. The whole of the interior walls of every public latrine shall be lime-washed and any fittings made of wood shall be tarred at least once every lunar month.
6. Fumigants of such description as may be approved of by the Board shall be kept burning in every latrine while it is open to the public.
7. The contents of soil pans in public latrines shall be kept covered with either earth, saw-dust, opium-packing or such other suitable material as the Board may approve of.
8. The soil and urine collected in public latrines shall be removed therefrom daily by the public conservancy contractor as provided for by the terms and conditions of his contract.
9. Every latrine open to the public before sunrise or after sunset shall be at such times adequately lighted.
10. Any building used as a public latrine shall not be used as a dwelling.
Government Notification of the 20th gazetted 21st March, 1891.
Notice is hereby given that the Governor in Council has selected and appointed the sites hereinafter described as cemeteries or places of burial for Chinese, under the provisions of Ordinance 24 of 1887, namely:-
KAULUNG.
Situated on the north side of the road from Yaumáti to the village of Mat'auwai, and near this village and within a short distance of the limits of British territory. The site is an irregular figure bounded by Government ground, measuring on the north, 520 feet; south, 300 feet; east, 290 feet; west, 520 feet.
SHAUKIWÁN.
Situated at Shaukiwán bounded on the north by a line of boundary stones, on the west by a nullah, and on the east and south by the shore of Sywan Bay. The limits have been marked out by boundary stones.
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