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Table 8 - contd.
(e) Drainage and sanitary conveniences
In all cases regard shall be had to the mention in the Ministry of Housing and Local Government
Circular 16/62 of a suggested scale of provision of two W.C.'s per ten persons, but if this
cannot be attained then:-
(i) If practicable, the provision and maintenance of one water-closet for every four habitable
rooms, or one water-closet for every eight persons irrespective of age; existing accommodation
is to be deemed insufficient if it fails to conform to both of these requirements, or if it is not
reasonably accessible to the persons for whom it is intended;
except in the case of:-
(ii) hostels, boarding houses and similar establishments where one water-closet for every
eight persons, sited so as to be conveniently accessible in relation to sleeping rooms, shall
be deemed sufficient; and
(iii) boarding schools, where a standard of one water-closet for every five pupils, as laid
down in the Standards for School Premises Regulations, 1959, should be borne in mind; and
(iv) future conversion to single room lettings, where one water-closet for every four lettings
and not more than one floor distant shall be required; and
(v) existing single room lettings where, if practicable, there must be a provision of one
water-closet for every four lettings or for every eight persons irrespective of age, the accommodation
to be deemed insufficient if it fails to conform to both of these requirements.
(f) Facilities for the storage and preparation and cooking of food and for the disposal of
waste water
The provision inside each separate dwelling (as distinct from a staircase or landing in common
use) of adequate facilities for cooking food, and a food cupboard ventilated to the external
air and of dimensions not less than
One-room dwelling 3 cu. ft.
a two-room dwelling 4 cu. ft.
a three-room dwelling 6 cu. ft.
a dwelling comprising more than three rooms 8 cu. ft.
(These requirements relate to separate dwellings in family occupation. In the case of bedsitting
rooms in use as bachelor apartments, facilities for storing, preparing and cooking food
are normally not necessary, and in such circumstances these provisions will not be required).
(g) Installation for space heating or for the use of space heating appliances
In each dwelling there shall be provided an adequate number of appliances for space heating
and/or suitable points to which gas or electric space heating appliances can be attached.
REGULATIONS PRESCRIBED FOR SECURING THE PROPER VENTILATION AND
LIGHTING OF ROOMS TO WHICH SUB-SECTION (2) OF SECTION 18 OF THE
HOUSING ACT, 1957, APPLIES, AND THE PROTECTION THEREOF AGAINST
DAMPNESS EFFLUVIA OR EXHALATION
Every room used, or suitable for use for human habitation, the surface of the floor of which
is more than three feet below the surface of the part of the street adjoining or nearest to the room,
or more than three feet below the surface of any ground within nine feet of the room, shall comply
with the following regulations, that is to say:-
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