The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-06-27

Once Of the Board OF Health.
June s7th. 1907
At a meeting Of the Board Of Health
hid June 18th. 1907. the following ad-
ditsons and amendments to the SAINT
tary Regulations OF the Board OF Health
acre made. viz:
Territorial Regulations. Including chs
Sanitary Regulations for the Terri
tory OF Hawaii Outside OF the SAINT
tsry District of Honolulu
LIGHT AND VENTILATION or
DWELLINGS
sec. q Each and every room intend
Cd or used for human habitaflon shall
be provided with at least eight square
feet OF window area. having unoo-
each 100 square feet OF fioor space In
said room. and free access shall at all
tirr~s be had to the same by the occu-
pants OF the room. and at least one
saIf of such window space shall Be
movable and available for vcntiiation-
TIE word ''roorn'' In this paragraph
ssafl BE- construed 90 mean and include
any space for occupancy or use en-
etosed on all sides by walls. or BY par
tttions which are i've feet or more In
height
AIR SPACE UNDER BUILDINGS.
sec. q Every building shall have on
40 average at least twenty inches Of
clear air space for the circulation OF
air. between the noor tfnbers and she
sround- and shall have sufficient open
inss for ventilation In the outer walls
90 EfrnIt a free circulation OF air. but
f~s.sf No.
-xeavasinx below the level OF the strsst
and Tot on which said budding n 10
stand. unless such excavation will not
eudanger the public health and. In
ease said air space Is not provided for
in accordance with this regulation. the
ground floor OF all buildings shall be- Of
concrete. asphaitum or masonry. 40
constructed as TO leave no spaces or
openings beneath the same.
COURTS. AREAS. LANES AND
ALLEYS.
sec. 8. Whenever In the Judgment 0f
the Board or It's agents the public
health requires they may order and d.
rect any court, area. lane or alley To
b~ efrectuaiiy paved and drained 50 as
to prevent the saturation and contami-
nation OF the soil and air: and all such
courts. areas. lanes and alleys. whether
paved or not. shall at all times be kept
clean and FREE from all Accommodations
Of ashes. garbage. or other waste sub
stances. by the owners. occupants and /
persons in possession.
sec. .. No building or structure shall .
b~ used as a residence or place for hui |
man habitatfon or abode which IL stu /
sted upon land that has been made by /
Milling In with dangerous and insani- /
tary refuse or garbage or any sub
stance dangerous TO the public health.
REGARDING PRIvY VAULTS AND !
CESSPOOLS-
Sec. g. No privy vault. sink or cess
pool shall hereafter be located or con-
structed within fifty feet OF any stream.
lake. pond. we'll or spring OF water. nor
within two feet os the line Of any lot.
nor placed In such a position that IL Is
not easily accessible for emptying and
leaning: no eesspcoi shall BE- made
more than eighteen or less than six
feet deep. no privy vault shall be made
more than three feet deep. and shall
rot extend farther beneath the privy
sveriuE II than 90 meet n perpendicu
ar line drawn from the front edge OF
he seats In said privy. The word
'cesspoOi-' in this paragraph shall be
Construed to mean and include all ex-
-avations for the reception OF waste
natter into which waste water flows.
ne word ~privy-vauIt" In this para
.rzph shall b. construed TO mean and
aeiud~ all excavations for the recep-
ion OF waste matter into which no
waste water noWs. II
sec. "a. All drains shall be OF cast
ron. lead. vitriied clay. cement or
water tight masonry. 10 OF iron or
-ad TN. Joints shall b. caulked with
unften lead. 10 Of vttrihed clay. they ,
bail have tight cement joints. All joints !
o BE- smooth in the inside.
MARKETS. L
ss.-c - NJ public and private markets. q
p9ether with all fools. machinery and .
|ppurteuHucvs connected herewith. and :
D. articles therein exposed or offered .
~ sale as food 30 drink. and the con- Q
euts OF all ice chests and refriserators e
n which any kind % food or drink 10. u
" shay be kept for sale. shall be sub :
ect at at reasonable hours 20 the In =