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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Free air
space
3. A lodger in a lodging-house and, subject to the provisions
of these by-laws, the landlord of the lodging-house shall not
knowingly cause or suffer a greater number of persons than will
admit of the provision of three hundred cubic feet of free air space
. for each person of an age exceeding ten years, and of one hundred
and fifty cubic feet of free air space for each person of an age not
exceeding ten years to occupy, at any one time, as a sleeping
apartment, a room which is used exclusively for that purpose and
which, in the case of the lodger, has been let to that lodger.
4. A lodger in a lodging-house and, subject to the provisions
of these bye-laws, the landlord of the lodging-house shall not
knowingly cause or suffer a greater number of persons than will
admit of the provision of four hundred cubic feet of free air space
for each person of an age exceeding ten years, and of two hundred
cubic fed of free air space for each person of an age not exceeding
ten years to occupy, at any one time, as a sleeping apartment, a
room which is not used exclusively for that purpose and which,
in the case of the lodger, has been let to that lodger.
Landlord to
supply
certain information
5. The landlord of a lodging-house, within a period of fourteen
days after he has been required by a notice in writing, signed by
the Clerk to the Council, and duly served upon or delivered to
the landlord, to supply the information necessary for the
registration of the lodging-house by the Council, shall, himself,
or by his agent duly authorised in that behalf, sign and furnish
to the Council a true statement of the following particulars with
respect to the lodging-house; that is to say,—
(a) The total number of rooms in the house.
(b) The total number of rooms let in lodgings or occupied
by members of more than one family:
(c) The manner of use of each room:
(d) The number, age, and sex of the occupants of each
room used for sleeping:
(e) The Christian name and surname of the lessee of each
room ; and
(f) The amount of rent or charge per week payable by each
lessee.
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