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of rooms there shall be at least one room containing not less than 150 square feet of floor area; and each other room shall contain at least 84 square feet of floor area. No such room shall be in any part less than 7 feet wide. There shall be not less than 500 cubic feet of air to each adult, and 250 cubic feet of air to each child under 12 years of age occupying such room. Each room shall be in every part not less than 8 feet high from the finished floor to the finished ceiling: Provided, however, That an attic room, if habitable, need be 8 feet high in but one-half of its area, but at no point less than 5 feet 6 inches in height.

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SEC. 25. Water-closet compartments, bathrooms, and kitchenettes, lighting and ventilation of.-In every dwelling hereafter erected, every water-closet compartment, bathroom, and kitchenette shall have at least one window opening directly upon the street, or upon a yard, court, or shaft of the dimensions hereinbefore specified; or, if located immediately beneath a roof, a ventilating skylight, open to the sky, may be used in lieu of the windows required by this section. The area of such windows or skylights shall be as prescribed by section 22 of this act: Provided, however, That no such window shall be less in size than 3 square feet between stop beads, and the opening of no such skylight shall be less than 3 square feet. Every such window shall be made so as to open in all its parts. Nothing in this section contained shall be construed so as to prohibit a general toilet room containing several water-closet compartments separated from each other by dwarf partitions; provided such toilet room is adequately lighted and ventilated to the outer air as above provided, and that such water-closets are supplemental to the water-closet accommodations as hereinafter required. The above provisions shall not apply to multiple dwellings that have a system of forced ventilation so constructed as entirely to change the air in every bathroom, toilet room, water-closet compartment, or kitchenette every seven minutes.

SEO. 26. Public halls.-In every multiple dwelling hereafter erected every public hall shall have at each story at least one window opening directly upon the street or alley or upon a yard or court of the dimensions hereinbefore specified. Any part of a public hall which is offset or recessed more than 25 feet or is shut off from any other part of said hall shall be deemed a separate hall within the meaning of this section and shall be separately lighted and ventilated. Such window shall be so placed at the end of the hall that light may pass directly to the opposite end of the hall, or else there shall be at the side of the hall at least one such window in every 20 feet in length, or fraction thereof, of such hall, except in so much of any public entrance hall as lies between the entrance to the building and the flight of stairs nearest the entrance, provided the entrance door contains not less than 5 square feet of glazed surface. But where there is a system of artificial lighting and ventilation, which is in the opinion of the health officer adequate to properly light and ventilate said hall, the windows required in this and the two following sections may be omitted.

SEC. 27. Windows for public halls, size of.-In multiple dwellings hereafter erected, one at least of the windows provided to light each public hall or part thereof shall have at least 12 square feet of area measured between the stop beads.

SEC. 28. Windows for stair halls, size of.-In every multiple dwelling hereafter erected there shall be provided for each story at least one window to light and ventilate each stair hall, which window shall have at least 12 square feet of area, measured between the stop beads. A sash door opening to the

outer air shall be deemed the equivalent of a window in this and the two foregoing sections: Provided, That such door contains the amount of glazed surface prescribed for such windows. Such window or door shall open directly upon the street or alley, or upon a yard or court of the dimensions hereinbefore specified.

SEC. 30. Cellar rooms.-In dwellings hereafter erected no room in the cellar shall be constructed, altered, converted, or occupied for living purposes.

SEC. 31. Basement rooms.—No room in the basement shall be constructed, altered, converted, or occupied for living purposes unless all of the following conditions are complied with:

1. Such room shall be at least 8 feet high from the floor to the ceiling. 2. In addition to the other requirements of this act, such room shall be well drained and dry and shall be fit for human habitation.

SEC. 32. Cellars, damp proofing and lighting.-Every dwelling hereafter erected shall have a basement, cellar, or an excavated space at least 3 feet in depth under the entire entrance floor, or the entrance floor shall be elevated above the ground so that there will be a clear air space of at least 24 inches between the top of the ground and the bottom of said floor, so as to insure ventilation and protection from dampness. Such space shall in all cases be inclosed, but shall be provided with ample ventilation and shall be properly drained. In every dwelling hereafter erected adequate precautions shall be taken to prevent dampness in all cellars, basements, and foundation walls. When the nature of the soil is such that the damp proofing of walls and floors becomes necessary, such damp proofing shall run through the walls and up the same as high as the ground level and shall be continued throughout the floor. All cellars and basements in dwellings hereafter erected shall be properly lighted and ventilated.

SEC. 33. Yards, courts, shafts, and areas.-In every dwelling hereafter erected the bottom of all yards, courts, shafts, and areas which extend to the basement or cellar floor level shall extend 6 inches below the floor level of said basement or cellar. In every dwelling hereafter erected all yards, courts, shafts, and areas shall be properly graded and drained, and when required by the health officer they shall be properly paved in whole or in part, as may be necessary.

SEC. 34. Water supply.-For every dwelling hereafter erected where public water mains are accessible there shall be provided within 12 feet of the entrance a proper water supply. When such water mains are not accessible such house shall have other water, suitable for all domestic uses, free from any contamination, supplied either within the house or within 12 feet thereof. SEC. 35. Water-closet accommodations.-For every dwelling hereafter erected there shall be a separate water-closet. Each such water-closet shall be placed in a compartment completely separated from every other water-closet, but a bathroom may be in the same compartment. Such compartment shall be not less than 3 feet wide and shall be inclosed with partitions which shall extend to the ceiling. It shall be lighted and ventilated as prescribed in section 25 of this act. No drip trays shall be permitted on any water-closet. No watercloset fixture shall be incased with any woodwork. Every water-closet compartment hereafter placed in any dwelling shall be provided with proper means of lighting the same at night. If fixtures for artificial light are not provided within said compartment, then the door of said compartment shall be provided with translucent glass panels, or with a translucent glass transom, not less in area than 4 square feet. No water-closet shall be placed in

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cellar or basement except upon a written permit from the health officer, unless it is an extra water-closet in a private dwelling and complies in all respects with the provisions of this act. If any dwelling is built in a locality where neither a water main nor sewer is accessible, a Kentucky privy," as recommended by the State board of health, may be built in the yard in lieu of a water-closet. The overflow from this privy may be taken up by laterals or it may empty into a vault. The structure to be built over this privy shall be provided with adequate means of ventilation.

In two-family dwellings and in multiple dwellings of class A hereafter erected, there shall be for each family a separate water-closet constructed and arranged as above provided; except that where there are apartments consisting of one or two rooms only, it shall be sufficient to provide one watercloset for each two such apartments. In such case, such water-closet if within the building, shall not open into any apartment, but shall be accessable through a public hall, and the door thereof shall be provided with lock and keys; and such compartment and water-closet shall comply in all other respects with the provisions of this act. In multiple dwellings of class B hereafter erected, there shall be provided at least one water-closet for every 15 occupants or fraction thereof. In two family and multiple dwellings, the floor of every such water-closet compartment shall be made waterproof with asphalt, tile, stone, terrazzo, or some other nonabsorbent waterproof material; and such waterproofing shall extend at least 6 inches above the floor, so that the said floor can be washed or flushed out without leaking.

SEC. 36. Sewer connections.-Except as hereinafter provided no multiple dwelling shall hereafter be erected on any street unless there is accessible city water and a public sewer or a private sewer connected directly with a public sewer, and every such multiple dwelling shall have its plumbing system connected with the city water supply and with a public sewer before such multiple dwelling is occupied. No other means of sewage disposal shall be used in connection with any dwelling where connection with public sewer is practicable: Provided, however, That a multiple dwelling may be erected on a street where no sewer connection is possible, upon a permit issued by the health officer if in his opinion adequate and sanitary means of sewage disposal are provided by the owner of the lot on which such dwelling is proposed to be erected.

SEC. 37. Plumbing.-In every dwelling hereafter erected, no plumbing fixture shall be inclosed with woodwork, but the space underneath shall be left entirely open. Plumbing pipes shall be exposed, when so required by the health officer. All plumbing work shall be sanitary in every particular and, except as otherwise specified in this act, shall be in accordance with the plumbing regulations of said city. All fixtures shall be trapped. Pan, plunger, and long hopper closets will not be permitted except that frost-proof closets may be used outside of a building. In all multiple dwellings hereafter erected where plumbing or other pipes pass through floors or partitions, the openings around such pipes shall be sealed or made air-tight with incombustible materials, so as to prevent the passage of air or the spread of fire from one floor to another or from room to room,

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of the person who is or has been ill with the diseas where such person is or has been ill, and the name of said dairy premises.

RULE 18. The duty of the owners or persons in cha no physician is in attendance it shall be the duty o charge of any farm or dairy producing milk, cream, b products likely to be consumed raw to report forthwit the name and address and all facts relating to the ill of any person who is affected with any disease pre tagious, and who is employed or resides on or in such contact in any way therewith or with its products.

RULE 19. Special reports to the State department duty of the local health officer to report immediatel of health the existence of any of the diseases enum farm or in any dairy producing milk, cream, butter, sale, together with all facts as to the isolation of names of the localities to which such dairy products RULE 20. Danger of infecting foods.-When a ca fever, or paratyphoid fever, or a person who is a diseases, or when a case of epidemic or septic sore spinal meningitis, poliomyelitis, tuberculosis, scarlet on any farm or in any dairy producing or handlin butter, cheese, or other foods likely to be consumed i or other place where such foods are produced, hand shall be sold or delivered from such farm, dairy, or the following conditions:

(a) That such foods are not brought into the hous (b) That all persons coming in contact with such wholly outside such house;

adequate and sufficient supply of such water, according to the provisions of this act, at all times of the year, during all hours of the day and night. But a failure in the general supply of city water shall not be construed to be a failure on the part of such owner, provided proper and suitable appliances to receive and distribute such water have been provided.

SEC. 73. Cisterns and wells.—-Where there is no city water supply reasonably accessible, there shall be provided one or more adequate cisterns or wells with a pump or other attachment for drawing water but with no opening for drawing water with pails or buckets. Such cisterns or wells shall be furnished of such size and number and constructed and maintained in such manner as may be determined by the health officer.

SEC. 74. Catch basin.-In the case of dwellings where sinks with running water are not provided and where there is no sewer, one or more catch basins or some other approved contrivance for the disposal of waste water, as may be necessary in the opinion of the health officer, shall be provided in the yard or court, level with the surface thereof and at a point easy of access to the occupants of such dwelling.

SEC. 75. Cleanliness of dwellings.-Every dwelling and every part thereof shall be kept clean and shall also be kept free from any accumulation of dirt, filth, rubbish, garbage, or other matter in or on the same, or in the yards, courts, passages, areas, or alleys connected with or belonging to the same. The owner of every dwelling, and in the case of a private dwelling the occupant thereof, shall thoroughly cleanse or cause to be cleansed all the rooms, passages, stairs, floors, windows, doors, walls, ceilings, privies, water-closets, cesspools, drains, halls, cellars, roofs, and all other parts of the said dwelling of which he is the owner, or in the case of a private dwelling the occupant, to the satisfaction of the health officer, and shall keep the said parts of the said dwelling in a cleanly condition at all times.

SEC. 76. Walls of courts and shafts.-In multiple dwellings, the walls of all courts and shafts, unless built of a light-colored brick, stone, or other lightcolored material, shall be thoroughly whitewashed by the owner, or shall be painted a light color by him, and shall be so maintained. Such whitewash or paint shall be renewed whenever necessary, as may be required by the health officer.

SEC. 77. Walls and ceilings of rooms.—In all multiple dwellings the health officer may require the walls and ceilings of every room that does not open directly on the street to be kalsomined white or painted with white paint when necessary to improve the lighting of such room, and may require this to be renewed as often as may be necessary.

SEC. 78. Receptacles for ashes, garbage, and rubbish.-The owner of every dwelling, and in the case of a private dwelling or a two-family dwelling the occupant, shall provide and maintain for said dwelling proper and suitable tight metal cans, with covers for holding ashes, rubbish, garbage, refuse, and other matter. Chutes and bins for such purposes are prohibited.

SEC. 79. Prohibited uses. No horse, cow, calf, swine, sheep, goat, or fowls shall be kept in any dwelling or part thereof. Nor shall any such animal be kept on the same lot or premises with a dwelling except under such conditions as may be prescribed by the health officer. No such animal, except a horse, shall under any circumstances be kept on the same lot or premises with a multiple dwelling. No dwelling or the lot or premises thereof shall be used for the storage of rags or junk. No multiple dwelling or the lot or premises thereof shall be used for purposes of prostitution or assignation.

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