THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15TH FEBRUARY, 1896. 107
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 45.
The following bye-laws, made by the Sanitary Board under sub-section 11 of section 13, of Ordinance No. 24 of 1887, and approved by the Legislative Council, are published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th February, 1896.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary.
Bye-laws made under sub-section 11 of section 13 of Ordinance 24 of 1887.
1. It shall not be lawful to carry on the trade of bone-boiling, the trade of tallow-melting, the trade of fat-melting or fat-extracting in any premises not used, at the time of the passing of these bye-laws, for carrying on such trades till such premises have been approved by the Sanitary Board as being situated in a suitable locality, and as being suitable for the purposes of such trades.
2. The trade of bone-boiling, the trade of tallow-melting, the trade of fat-melting or fat- extracting shall only be carried on in premises that are substantially built, and such premises shall be drained in accordance with the provisions of Ordinance 24 of 1887 and the bye-laws made thereunder. The ground surfaces of such premises shall be paved with good concrete laid down at least six inches thick and the surface thereof shall be rendered smooth and impervious with asphalt, portland cement, or such other material as the Sanitary Board may approve of. The interior surfaces of all walls which must be substantially built of brick or stone, as well as the surfaces of the brick or stone supports for the pans, etc. shall be rendered smooth and impervious to the height of at least seven feet from the floor level with asphalt, portland cement, or such other material as the Sanitary Board may approve of.
Every such premises shall be provided to the satisfaction of the Sanitary Board with proper and adequate urinal and privy accommodation for the use of the workmen employed therein.
3. Every bone-boiler, tallow-melter, fat-melter, or fat-extractor shall cause all materials, which have been received upon the premises where his trade is carried on, and which are not immediately required for boiling, melting or extracting, to be stored in such manner and in such a situation as to prevent the emission of noxious or injurious effluvia therefrom.
4. Every bone-boiler, tallow-melter, fat-melter, or fat-extractor shall cause such portions of the internal surface of every wall upon the premises, where his trade is carried on as have not been rendered impervious with suitable material, to be thoroughly cleansed, and, after being so cleansed, to be thoroughly washed with hot lime-wash during the months of March and October of each year.
5. Every bone-boiler, tallow-melter, fat-melter, or fat-extractor shall, at the close of every working day, cause all fat, tallow, grease, refuse or filth which has been spilled or splashed, or has fallen or been deposited upon any floor, pavement, or wall upon the premises where his trade is carried on to be collected therefrom by scraping or some other effectual means of cleansing and, unless it is intended to be subjected to further trade processes on the premises, forthwith removed from the premises. All apparatus must be kept in a cleanly and wholesome condition.
6. Every bone-boiler, tallow-melter, fat-melter, or fat-extractor shall cause every part of the internal surface of the walls and every floor or pavement upon the premises where his trade is carried on to be kept at all times in good order and repair so as to prevent the absorption therein of any liquid filth, or refuse, or any noxious or injurious matter which may be splashed or may fall or be deposited thereon.
7. Every bone-boiler, tallow-melter, fat-melter, or fat-extractor shall adopt the best practicable means of rendering innocuous all vapours emitted during the process of boiling, melting or of extracting fat, etc. upon the premises where his trade is carried on.
He shall, in every case, either cause the vapour to be discharged into the external air in such a manner and at such a height as to admit of the diffusion of the vapour without noxious or injurious effects, or he shall cause the vapour to pass directly from the pan or press through a fire, or into a suitable condensing apparatus and then through a fire in such a manner as effectually to consume the vapour or to deprive the same of all noxious or injurious properties.
8. No person other than a caretaker shall be allowed to pass the night in any of the rooms used as work rooms unless actually engaged in carrying on work connected with the trade.
9. Every bone-boiler, tallow-melter, fat-melter or fat-extractor, shall cause every drain or means of drainage upon or in connection with the premises where his trade is carried on to be maintained at all times in good order and efficient action. He shall, where it is necessary in the opinion of the Sanitary Board, provide the drains on his premises with the appliance known as a "grease-trap" and shall not pass or permit to be passed any hot liquid refuse (i. e., above 110° Fahr.) into the drains and sewers.
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