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990 [ 24 of 1887. ) PUBLIC HEALTH .


municating shall be removed by the owner upon his being required
by the board to effect such removal.
Privies in
factories or 65. Every factory, refinery, distillery, godown, or other
other industrial establishment whatsoever, employing a number of
industrial
establish persons, shall be provided by the owner thereof with proper
ments. privy accommodation on the premises, to the satisfaction of the
board.
Buildings on
new Crown
66. Every person who shall erect a domestic building upon
Lots. land obtained from the Crown after the passing of this ordinance
shall provide along the entire back of such building, if one
storied, a clear space forming a back -yard of at least ten feet in
width , and if such building be of two or inore stories , he shall
cause the width of such back -yard to be at least fifteen feet.
PART V.
Overcrowd .
ing.
67. Every domestic building or portion thereof found to be
inhabited in excess of a proportion of one adult to every three
hundred cubic feet of clear internal space , shall be considered
to be in an overcrowded condition, and shall be deemed a
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300 cubic feet
68. It shall not be lawful for any houseliolder or tenant to
ofspace to be let or sub -let, for occupation, any tenement-house or any floor,
inmate of
houses. compartment or portion thereof to so large a number of persons,
or families, as shall leave less than three hundred cubic feet of
clear space for every adult inmate of such householder or tenant
if resident on the premises, and the presence of any number of
persons in excess of this porportion , between the hours of 11
P.M. and 4 A M., shall be taken as primâ facie evidence that such
tenement-house, floor, compartment, or portion thereof, has
been let in contravention of this section .
Inspection of 69. The keeper of a common lodging-house, and every other
common lodg.
ing-houses. person acting in the care or management thereof, shall, at all
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V: times, when required by any officer of the Sanitary Board, give
c. 55, sec . 85. him free access to such house, or any part thereof, and any such
keeper, or person, who refuses such access shall be liable to a
penalty not exceeding twenty -five dollars .
Steps to be 70. If any tenement-house, or domestic building, or portion
taken toabate thereof, shall be found to be in an overcrowded condition , the
ing. board shall, by a written notice, require the tenant of the same,
or any portion thereof, and also, if necessary, the house-holder,
to abåte such overcrowding, within a period of one calendar
month ; such notice shall specify the cubic capacity available
for habitation in such tenement-house, or other domestic building,
and the number of persons which may be legally accommodated