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A.D. 1901.]

PUBLIC HEALTH.

[No. 10.

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PART VI.

CONCRETING.

1. The material to be used for covering the ground surface of all domestic Material for buildings shall be good lime or cement concrete at least six inches thick, covering

ground finished off smooth, to the satisfaction of the Board: Provided always that surface of the Board may, in its discretion, exempt the owners of existing domestic building. buildings, the floors of which have a space between the ground floor and the ground surface, from carrying out the requirements of this By-Law.

2. The material to be used for covering the floors of areas and basement stories, and the ground surface of every cook-house, latrine, backyard, court- yard, or other space on which slops may be thrown, shall be good lime or cement concrete or other impervious material, to the satisfaction of the Board, at least six inches thick, and in addition such material shall be finished off smooth with not less than two inches of cement concrete of the proportion of one part of cement to four parts of fine broken stone, or with granite slabs bedded and jointed in cement mortar, or with hard burnt bricks or tiles bedded and jointed in cement mortar, or with such other material as may be approved of by the Board.

3. The ground surface of every cook-house, latrine, backyard, court-yard, or other space on which slops may be thrown shall have a fall of not less than "one-half inch to one foot from the walls of the building towards the surface

channel or other outlet for the drainage of such surface.

domestic

Material for

covering floor

of area, etc.

Fall for ground sur- face of cook- house, etc.

PART VII.

DAIRIES.

1. Any building or part of a building used for the storage of milk intended for sale, or in which milk is sold, shall be deemed to be a dairy within the meaning of these By-Laws,

Definition of dairy.

registration and applica.

2.-(1.) Any building used as a dairy shall be registered annually, during Annual the month of January, at the office of the Board.

(2.) Every application for registration shall be made in the form appended tion therefor. to these By-Laws.

surface.

3. The ground surface of every dairy shall be paved, to the satisfaction of Paving of the Board, with good lime concrete laid down at least six inches thick, and the ground surface thereof shall be rendered smooth and impervious with asphalt, Port- land cement, or such other material as the Board may approve of, or cement concrete three inches thick floated smooth on the surface may be used.

4. No person shall use any dairy as a sleeping room or for domestic Prohibition purposes.

of habitation.

5. No animal shall be kept in any room which is used as a dairy.

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Prohibition of keeping of animal.