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The Council have made the following Regulations, which were
approved by the Board on July 5th, 1911:—
HOUSING, TOWN PLANNING, &c., ACT, 1909.
Reoulations.
Prescribed, under section 17 (7) of the above Act, by the Mayor, Aldermen,
and Councillors of the Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead, with which a
room habitually used as a sleeping place, 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, shall comply :—
(а) Such room shall have in every part thereof at least three feet of its
height above the surface of the street or ground adjoining or nearest to
the room—Provided that if the width of the area hereinafter mentioned
be not less than the height of the room from the floor to the said surface
of the street or ground, or be not less than six feet, the height of the
room above such surface may be less than three feet but not in any case
less than one foot.
(б) Every wall of such room shall be constructed with a proper damp-proof
course, and if in contact with the soil shall be effectually protected
against dampness from that soil by means of a vertical damp-proof
course or otherwise.
(c) There shall be outside of and adjoining such room and extending along
the entire frontage thereof and open upwards from six inches below the
level of the floor thereof an area properly paved and effectually drained
at least three feet wide in every part and of a mean width not less than
four feet—Provided that in the area there may be placed steps necessary
for access to the room ami over and across such area there may be steps
necessary for accass to any building above the room if the steps in each
case be so placed as not to be over or across any external window of
the room.
(d) The subsoil of the site of such room shall be effectually drained by means
of a subsoil drain properly trapped and ventilated wherever the dampness
of the site renders such a precaution necessary.
(e) The space, if any, beneath the floor of such room shall bo provided with
adequate means of ventilation.
If) Every drain passing under any such room, other than a drain for the
drainage of the subsoil of the site of the room, shall be properly constructed
of a gas-tight pipe.
(ff) Such room shall be effectually protected against the rising of any effluvia
or exhalation by means of a layer of asphalte or of good cement concrete
at least six inches thick, or four inches thick if properly grouted, laid
upon the soil of the site of the entire room, or in some equally effectual
manner; and such concrete shall be composed of clean gravel, broken