The public health acts amendment act, 1907 : with explanation, full commentary upon the sections, and summary of recent public health decisions / by Arthur E. Clery and J. McWalter.
- Clery, Arthur Edward, 1879-1932.
- Date:
- 1908
Licence: In copyright
Credit: The public health acts amendment act, 1907 : with explanation, full commentary upon the sections, and summary of recent public health decisions / by Arthur E. Clery and J. McWalter. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.
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![23 , , , . (B) Existing Buildings. Water-closets I* (a) Alteration of existing closets. Existing , , n authority may require closets, which are ^^'4t wate'-closetJ [or Lp-closets (as to which see below)], to be converted into water-closets, s. 39 (4). (6) Provision of neiv closets. If on the report of their officers,* the local authority is satisfied that the closets of a building are in- sufficient, and cannot be altered under (a) so as to render them sufficient, they may require the building to be provided with sufficient water- closet accommodation. BUT in each of the three cases mentioned, if the Local Government Board declare that the circum- stances of the district are such as to render it necessary or expedient (s. 39 (5) ), a slop- closet, which differs only from a water-closet in being flushed by slops or rain-water, instead of by a fresh supply of water, may be substituted for a water-closet, or the two kinds of closets may be mingled in the above provisions. ^The requirement of the local authority is to be made in each case, by notice in writing, served, m case o' nTw buildings, ^n L person intending to erect them and in the case of existing buildmgs on the owner.) Execution bv and at Cost of the Local Authokitv. In the case of existing buildings (B), if the requii-e- . ment i not complied wfth, the local authority can. do the work themselves, and. * (1) Ihe medical officar, (2) the surveyor.. (3) thn in.,pector of miisnnces, of the district.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21503321_0044.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
