Bye-laws made by the Sanitary Board of Hongkong
this day of
under the provisions of the Public Health Ordinance, in relation to the provision of adequate sub-soil drainage in order to arrest damp in domestic buildings.
1. Every person who shall erect any domestic building on sloping or hill-side ground, upon any site partly excavated out of such sloping ground, shall not erect such domestic building in such manner as shall make the scarp or retaining-wall of the ground above, serve as the external or main wall of the basement story of such building, but shall for the purposes of light and ventilation in every such case, leave within the boundaries of the lot on which such building is situated, and between such scarp or retaining-wall and the external wall of such building, a clear area of at least four feet, measured from the toe of such scarp or retaining-wall to the face of such external wall, and the surface of the floor of every such area shall be at least twelve inches lower than the level of the basement floor of every such building adjoining such area.
2. Every person who shall build an area as provided in the preceding Bye-law, shall lay along the entire length of such area, as near as practicable to the foot of the scarp, or retaining-wall, and to a depth of at least twelve inches below the surface of the ground, a line of suitable earthenware field-pipes for the purpose of effectually draining the sub-soil of such area, and he shall not cause such sub-soil drain to be passed out under the floor of any building unless any other mode of construction may be impracticable, and in such case he shall cause such drain to be so laid in the ground that there shall be a distance of at least nine inches between the top of such drain and the surface of the ground-floor of such building.
3. The floor of every area and the basement floor of every building adjoining an area floor, shall be properly asphalted, paved, or covered over with a layer of good concrete at least nine inches thick, and shall have a fall from the external wall of such building, towards the face of the scarp or retaining-wall, of at least half an inch to the foot.
4. Every area shall be kept at all times free and unobstructed by structures of any kind other than flights of steps, nor shall such area be roofed in, or covered over with glass or other material. Every area shall be provided with a suitable parapet wall, or iron railing or fence along its upper edge.
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Bye-lavs made by the Sanitary Board of Hongkong
this day of
under the provisions of the Public Health Ordinance, in relation to the provision of adequate sub-soil drainage in order to arrest damp in domestic buildings.
1. Every person who shall erect any domestic building on sloping or hill-side ground, upon any site partly ex- cavated out of such sloping ground, shall not erect such domestic building in such manner as shall make the scarp or retaining-wall of the ground above, serve as the external or main wall of the basement story of such building, but shall for the purposes of light and ventilation in every such case, leave within the boundaries of the lot on which such building is situated, and between such scarp or re- taining-wall and the external wall of such building, a clear area of at least four feet, measured from the toe of such scarp or retaining-wall to the face of such external wall, and the surface of the floor of every such area shall be at least twelve inches lower than the level of the basement floor of every such building adjoining such area. 2. Every person who shall build an area as provided in the preceding Bye-law, shall lay along the entire length of sucli arca, as near as practicable to the foot of the scarp, or retaining-wall, and to a depth of at least twelve inches below the surface of the ground, a line of suitable earthen. ware field-pipes for the purpose of effectually draining the sub-soil of such ares, and he shall not cause such sub-soil drain to be passed out under the floor of any building unless any other mode of construction may be impracticable, and in such case he shall cause such drain to be so laid in the ground that there shall be a distance of at least nine inches between the top of such drain and the surface of the ground- floor of such building,
3. The floor of every area and the basement floor of every building adjoining an area floor, shall be properly asphalted, paved, or covered over with a layer of good concrete at least nine inches thick, and shall have a fall from the external wall of such building, towards the face of the scarp or retaining-wall, of at least half an inch to the foot,
4. Every area shall be kept at all times free and unob- structed by structures of any kind other than flights of steps, nor shall such area be roofed in, or covered over with glass or other material. Every area shall be provided with a suitable parapet wall, or iron railing or fence along its upper edge.
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