ORDINANCE No. 13 of 1901.
Public Health.
67. The Board shall have the control and management of all latrines erected under the provisions of this Ordinance, or protected thereby, and any bye-laws relating to public latrines, for the time being in force, shall apply to all Government public latrines including any which may be erected under the provisions of this Ordinance.
68. Nothing in this Ordinance contained referring to public latrines shall, in any way, be deemed to derogate from any existing rights or powers of the Government,
Windows, Cubicles, and Mezzanine floors.
69. Every person erecting a new building shall provide every habitable room therein with one window, at least, opening directly into the external air, and he shall cause the total area of such window or windows, clear of the window frame, to be at least one-tenth of the floor area of every such room.
70. The following requirements shall be observed with regard to cubicles and partitions:—
(a) In domestic buildings fronting streets of a width of less than fifteen feet, no cubicles or partitions shall be erected, or if already existing shall be allowed to remain, except on the top floor.
(b) In domestic buildings fronting streets of a width of fifteen feet or over, no cubicles or partitions other than "ping fung" (i.e., shop divisions) shall be erected, or if already existing shall be allowed to remain, on the ground floor, and in the case of every such "ping fung" there must be a space between the top thereof and the ceiling or under side of the joists of the room of not less than four feet, which may be closed in only by wire netting, lattice work or carved woodwork, arranged in such a way as to leave at least two-thirds open and as far as practicable evenly distributed.
(c) No cubicles or partitions shall be erected, or if already existing shall be allowed to remain, in any kitchen.
(d) Where one cubicle only is hereafter erected or already exists in any room of a domestic building, no portion of the structure of such cubicle shall exceed eight feet in height; where two cubicles only are so erected or exist, no portion of the structure of either of such cubicles shall exceed seven feet in height; where more than two cubicles are so erected or exist, no portion of the structure of any such cubicles shall exceed six feet in height. In all cases, however, there must be a space between the top of every portion of the structure of such cubicles and the ceiling or under side of the joists of the room of not less than four feet, which may be closed only by wire netting, lattice work or carved woodwork, arranged in such a way as to leave at least two-thirds open, and as far as practicable evenly distributed.
(e) No cubicles whatever shall be erected in any room of a domestic building, or if already existing shall be allowed to remain, unless such room is provided with a window or windows opening directly into the external air and having a total area clear of the window frames of at least one-tenth of the floor area.
(f) No portion of the structure of any cubicle except the necessary corner posts shall be nearer than two inches to the floor of such cubicle, and no structure shall be erected, or if already existing shall be allowed to remain, within any cubicle, which is of a greater height than the maximum height allowed by this section for any portion of the structure of such cubicle or which provides a cover or roof to the cubicle.
(g) No partition shall be erected, or if already existing shall be allowed to remain, nearer than four feet to any window the area of which is included in calculating the window area specified in sub-section (e).
(h) No cubicle used for sleeping purposes shall have a less floor area than sixty-four square feet, and a less length or width than seven feet.
For the purposes of this section every sub-division of a domestic building, unless such sub-division has a window or windows opening directly into the external air and having a total area clear of the window frames equal to one-tenth of the floor area of such sub-division, shall be deemed to be a cubicle.
71.—(a) It shall not be lawful to erect, or if already existing to allow to remain, in any room in any domestic building, any mezzanine floor or cockloft whatsoever, except in accordance with the bye-laws relating thereto contained in Schedule B.
(b) The Board may, with the consent of the Governor in Council, at any time, alter, amend, or revoke any of such bye-laws.
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ORDINANCE No. 13 or 1901.
Public Health.
if the resolution in the said section referred to had been passed in their case.
67. The Board shall have the control and margement of all latrines erected under the provisions of this Ordi- nance, or protected thereby, and any bye-laws relating to public futrines, for the time being in force, shall apply to all Government public latrines including any which may be erected under the provisions of this Ordinance.
68. Nothing in this Ordinance contained refuting to public latrines shall, in any way, be deemed to derogato from any existing rights or powers of the Government,
Windows, Cubicles, and Mezzanine floors.
69. Every person erecting a new building shall provide every habitable room therein with one window, at least, opening directly into the external air, and he shall cause the total area of such window or windows, clear of the
window frame, to be at least one-tenth of the floor area of
every such room.
70. The following requirements shall be observed with regard to cubietes and partitions :—
(.) In domestic buildings fronting streets of a width of less than fifteen feet, no cubicles or partitions shall be erected, or if already existing shall be allowed to remain, except on the top floor, (b.) In domestic buildings fronting streets of a width of fifteen feet or over, no cubicles or partitions other than "ping fnng" (ie., shop divisions) shall be erected, or if already existing shall be allowed to remain, on the ground flour, and in the case of overy such "ping fung" there must be a space between the top thereof and the ceiling or under side of the joists of the room of not less than four feet, which may be closed in only by wire netting, lattice work or carved woodwork, arranged in such a way as to leave at least two- thirds open and as far as practicable evenly dis tributed.
(c.) No cubicles or partitions shall be erected, or il already existing shall be allowed to remain, in any kitchen.
(d.) Where one cubicle only is hereafter creeted or already exists in any room of a domestic building, no portion of the structure of such cubicle shall exceed eight feet in height; where two cubicles only are so crceted or exist, no portion of the
ORDINANCE No. 13 of 1901.
Public Health.
structure of either of such cubicles shall exceed seven feet in height; where more than two cubi. eles are so erected or exist, no portion of the structure of any such cubicles shall exceed six feet in height. In all cases, however, there must be a space between the top of every portion of the structure of such cubicles and the ceiling or under side of the joists of the room of not less than four feet, which may be closed only by wite netting, lattice work or carved woodwork, arranged in such a way as to leave at least two-thirds open, and as far as practicable evenly distributed. (e) No cubicles whatever shall be erected in any room of a domestie building, or if already existing shall be allowed to remain, unless such room is provided with a window or windows opening di- rearly into the external air and having a total area clear of the window frames of at least one-tenth of the floor area,
() No portion of the structure of any cubicle except the necessary corner posts shall be nearer than two inches to the floor of such cubicle, and no structure shall be erected, or if already existing shall be allowed to remain, within any cubicle, which is of a greater height than the maximum height allowed by this section for any portion of the structure of such cubicle or which provides a cover or roof to the cubicle.
() No partition shall be erected, or if already exist- ing shall be allowed to remain, bearer than four feet to any window the area of which is included in calculating the window arca specified in sub- section (e.).
(4.) No cubicle used for sleeping purposes shall have a less floor area than sixty-four square feet, and a less length or width than seven feet.
For the purposes of this section every sub-division of a domestic building, unless such sub-division has a window
or windows opening directly into the external air and hay- ing a total area clear of the window frames equal to one- tenth of the floor area of such sub-division, shall be deemed to be a cubicle.
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(b) The Board way, with the consent of the Governor
in Council, at any time, alter, annend, or revoke any of such
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