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house. The house drains must be in good order and con- structed in accordance with the Regulations regulating house drainage, and there must be adequate kitchen, ablution, privy, urinal and ashbin accommodation; and unless the supply of water is constant there must be a proper cistern for the storage of water.
to be kept
121. The keeper of a common lodging house shall at all Premises times keep his premises in a clean and wholesome condition, lean and and the fittings of the sleeping rooms shall be maintained by wholesome. him in a thorough state of repair. He shall cause every room, passage, and stair to be thoroughly swept at least once a day.
122. The keeper of a common lodging house shall cause all filth and house refuse or other offensive matter to be demoved from his premises daily.
Filth and house refuse
to be removed daily.
and lime-
123. The keeper of a common lodging house shall cause Periodical the internal walls and ceilings of every part of his house to be cleansing thoroughly cleansed and limewashed during the months of washing. January and July of each year.
124. The keeper of a common lodging house shall cause Require- the windows of each of the sleeping rooms to be kept open to ments re
opening of their full width for at least four hours each day, unless pre- windows. vented by inclement weather or by the illness of any person occupying any of the rooms.
sexes.
125. The keeper of a common lodging house shall not Separation permit males and females above ten years of age respectively of the to occupy the same sleeping apartment, except in the cases of husband and wife, and parents and children, and he shall not allow any person to occupy his house for immoral purposes.
character
126. The keeper of a common lodging house shall not Bad knowingly permit persons of a bad character to lodge in his to be house and he shall maintain and enforce good order and refused. decorum therein.
127. The keeper of a common lodging house shall keep a register of the name, occupation and native place of each lodger, and the dates of arrival and departure, and shall at all times, when required by any Health Officer or officer of the Department, give him free access to such house, or any part thereof and shall allow him to inspect such register, and any such keeper who refuses such access shall be liable to a fine not exceeding twenty-five dollars.
Register of lodgers to
be kept.
infectious
128. If any person in a common lodging house becomes Cases of ill from any infectious, contagious, or communicable disease, disease to the keeper of such common lodging house shall forthwith give be notified. notice thereof to the Health Officer or the Secretary for Chinese Affairs who shall immediately transmit such information to the Health Officer; and the keeper of such common lodging house shall, if required by the Health Officer, cause the house to be vacated and shall allow the bedding, clothing, and other articles used by the infected person to be destroyed or disinfected and the house to be fumigated, disinfected and limewashed at the public expense.
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