Country Areas Water Supply By-laws 1957

The nightman shall remove each receptacle and at once cover the same with a suitable tight‑fitting lid, and upon every such removal shall carefully place a cleansed pan, of the pattern approved by the CEO or an inspector, in lieu of every pan so removed.

Each receptacle which is so removed from a closet and sealed with a lid as prescribed in the foregoing clause, shall be removed by the nightman in a cart or vehicle of a pattern to be approved by an inspector, and the contents of all such receptacles shall be deposited in such place or places as shall from time to time be fixed by the CEO or an inspector.

After the receptacle has been emptied, it and its lid shall be thoroughly washed, and scrubbed in clean water and then the inside of the receptacle and both sides of the lid shall be thoroughly scrubbed in a disinfecting solution, a separate brush being used, and then wholly immersed in a solution of disinfectant having a germicidal value equal to a 5% solution of pure carbolic acid; or thoroughly cleansed in a steam‑tight box or chamber with steam, to be applied to the receptacle and lid for not less than 5 minutes.

The interior surface of every receptacle and the underside of the lids shall, after being thoroughly cleansed, be properly coated with coal tar applied hot, and the coating shall be renewed, whenever necessary, so as to properly protect the whole internal surface of the receptacle and the underside of the lid.

The receptacle shall be emptied and perfectly cleansed as above once per week at least, or so much more frequently as the CEO or inspector may from time to time direct.