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7. The whole of the ground floor of the premises of every licensed eating-house is to be covered with a layer of not less than three inches of cement-concrete rendered smooth and laid to the satisfaction of the Council.
8. Except with the special exemption in writing of the Council no ceiling (not being the underside of a floor), hollow wall or stairlining shall remain or be fixed in any building in which or in part or parts of which the premises of the licensee are situated, and, except as aforesaid, if any such ceiling, hollow wall or stair-lining shall be found in any such building the Council may declare the forfeiture of the licence.
9. No living room, sleeping place, partitions, cubicles, or mezzanine floors shall be allowed on any premises licensed as eating-house except with the permission of the Council and shown on the plan of the premises.
10. Every restaurant and eating-house shall be provided with a decent and suitable privy and urinal for the use of customers and such privy and urinal shall be maintained in a state of cleanliness and good repair.
11. Every eating-house or restaurant shall be kept at all times in a cleanly condition and free from all noxious matter. The troughs, tables and utensils in use shall be thoroughly cleansed and the floors properly swept at least once in every twenty-four hours. The whole of the interior walls and ceilings of the rooms shall be properly lime- washed unless such eating house or restaurant is exempted therefrom by the Council; and the woodwork thoroughly scrubbed with soap and water during the months of June and December of each year unless similarly exempted.
12. No person suffering from any infectious or contagious disease shall be allowed in any eating-house or restaurant.
13. No person shall spit in any eating house or restaurant except into spittoons provided for the purpose.
14. The licensee of any eating house or restaurant shall cause to be continuously displayed, in a conspicuous position on every floor or his licensed premises, while such premises are open to the public, a notice, or notices of a size and form approved by the Council and in a language prescribed by the Council requiring his customers not to apit on the floor: Provided that the Council may, in its descretion exempt in writing any premises from the above requirement as to display of notice, and revoke in writing any such exemption.
15. The licensee of any eating house or restaurant shall cause any phlegm, spittle or saliva found on the floor of his premises to be promptly swept up and removed; and in the event of his providing one or more spittoons, shall cause a sutficient quantity of a disinfectant fluid to be kept continuously in such spittoons while in use; and shall thoroughly cleanse them daily at the close of business.
16. All food shall be stored or kept in a clean manner and duly protected from flies and dust.
17. The licensee shall not permit disorderly conduct on his premises, or suffer unlawful games or gaming therein, or permit or suffer any prostitute to frequent such premises or to remain therein.
18. No intoxicating liquor shall be sold, served or consumed, or opium smoked at any eating-house.
19. Eating-house shall be closed between midnight and 6 a.m. and no meals or refreshments shall be supplied during that period to any person not resident therein.
20 Every eating-house or restaurant shall be, during the hours at which the business thereof is carried on, open to inspection by any member of the Urban Council, Food Officer, or officer of the Sanitary Department.
21. These by-laws shall not apply to any naval, military or
air force canteen,
BAKE-HOUSES BY-LAWS.
1. All premises used as a bake-house shall be registered annually, during the month of January, at the office of the Secretary to the Urban Council and every application for registration shall be made in the form in the Sehedule to these by-laws.
2. Every bake-house shall be adequately lighted and ventilated to the satisfaction of the Council and the ground surfaces shall be paved with a layer of not less than six inches of good lime-concrete or not less than three inches of cement-concrete composed of one part of cement, three parts of sand and five parts of stone broken to pass through a one inch ring, and the surface thereof shall be rendered smooth and impervious with a layer of asphalt or cement- mortar of not less than half an inch in thickness or such other material as the Council may approve.
3. Every bake-house shall have an ample supply of good potable water and, except with the special permission of the Council, this water shall be laid on to the bake-house from the public water mains.
4. Every bake-house shall be so drained as to be in accordance with the requirements of the Building Authority, and all inlets to the drains shall be placed outside the building.
5. No water closet, dry closet, earth closet, or urinal shall be within or in direct communication with any bake-house.
6. Every bake-house shall be kept at all times in a cleanly condition and free from all noxious matter. The troughs, tables and utensils in use in the bake house shall be thoroughly cleansed and the floors properly swept at least once in every twenty-four hours. The whole of the interior walls and the ceilings of the rooms of the bake-house shall be properly limewashed and the wood-work thoroughly scrubbed with soap and water during the months of January and July of each year
7. No animals except eats shall be kept in a bake-house,
8. No person suffering from any infectious or contagious disease shall be permitted to take part in the manufacture or sale or delivery of bread or biscuits.
9. Every bake-house shall be, during the hours at which baking operations are carried on, open to inspection by any Food Officer or officer of the Sanitary Department.
10. No person other than one caretaker shall occupy between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. any premises used as a bake-house, except such person be at the time actively engaged in carrying on the work of the bakery.
11. No premises shall be used as a bake-house until such premises have been approved by the Council as being in accordance with the by-laws relating to the regulation of bake-houses, and have been registered.
12. No person shall spit in any bake-house except into spittoons provided for the purpose.
13. The registered proprietor shall cause to be continuously dis played in a conspicuous position on every floor of his registered premises, a notice or notices of a size and form approved by the Council, and in a language prescribed by the Council, requiring all persons present on the premises not to spit on the floor: Provided that the Council may, in its discretion, exempt in writing any premises from the above requirement us to display of notice, and revoke in writing any such exemption.
14. The registered proprietor shall cause any phlegm, spittle or saliva found on the floor of his premises to be promptly swept up and removed; and in the event of his providing one or more spittoons, shall cause a sufficient quantity of a disinfectant fluid to be kept continuously in such spittoons while in use; and shall thoroughly cleanse them daily at the close of business.
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