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Inspection.
Restriction on number of occupants at night.
Ventilation.
No. 10.] THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG (A.D. 1902.
2. The Board shall cause every building or portion of a building which is occupied or used as an opium-smoking divan to be inspected from time to time by one or more of its officers, in order to ascertain the sanitary condition thereof.
3. The keeper of an opium-smoking divan shall not permit his premises to be occupied between the hours of midnight and 5 a.m.
number of persons than such as will allow for each adult not less than 40 square feet of habitable floor space or superficial area and 400 cubic feet clear and unobstructed air space.
4. The keeper of an opium-smoking divan shall cause the windows and ventilating openings of his premises to be kept at all times free from obstruction, and shall daily open the windows to such an extent and at such times as may be necessary for the efficient ventilation of the premises, unless prevented by inclement weather or by the illness of any person occupying the said premises.
Cleansing and
5. The keeper of an opium-smoking divan shall cause the internal walls and ceilings of every part of his premises to be thoroughly lime-washed during the sixth and twelfth months of the Chinese year.
Cleanliness.
Duty of keeper to report case of serious illness.
6. The keeper of an opium-smoking divan shall at all times keep the premises in a clean and wholesome condition, and shall cause all filth, house refuse or other offensive matter to be removed from his premises daily.
7.--(1.) The keeper of an opium-smoking divan shall, without delay, report at the office of the Board every case of serious illness which may occur upon his premises, and, if such case proves to be of a contagious nature, he must afford every facility for the removal of the sick person, and must adopt all such precautions as the Medical Officer of Health or other duly authorized officer of the Board may direct.
(2.) For the purposes of this By-Law, any officer in possession of instructions in writing, signed by the Medical Officer of Health or by the Secretary of the Board, shall be deemed to be duly authorized.
Enumeration of poisons.
Conditions of
PART XXI.
POISONS.
1. All the articles named or referred to in the List hereto annexed in Part I and Part II, are poisons within the meaning of these By-Laws.
2. No poison mentioned in either Part of the List hereto annexed shall be sold by retail, unless such poison, or the vessel, wrapper, or box in which it is contained, is distinctly labelled with the name of the poison and the word “Poison,” in both English and Chinese characters, and the name and Address of the seller.