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Personal Washing Facilities, Facilities for the Storage, Preparation
and Cooking of Food and Disposal of Waste Water: There
shall be separately provided for every part of the house which
is occupied as a separate dwelling a food store, sink and waste
pipe, water supply and a suitable gas or electric point for use
with a cooker. Such facilities shall not be installed on a
common landing. In addition, adequate facilities shall be provided
to enable all occupants of the bouse to carry out proper
personal washing in a fixed bath or shower supplied with hot
and cold water.
Drainage and Sanitary Conveniences: The number of water closets
shall be as follows: One water closet for every three separate
lettings or one water closet for every eight persons (irrespective
of age) whichever gives the higher number. To comply with
this standard any water closet must be readily accessible to
the person for whom it is intended.
Installations for Space Heating or for the use of Space Heating
Appliances: Within every habitable room which is not provided
with adequate heat from an efficient central heating system
there shall be provided:-
(i) A proper hearth, chimney opening and flue suitable
for the reception of a proper and adequate space
heating appliance (for use with solid, gaseous or
liquid fuel) and where the fuel to be used is gas a
suitable and convenient gas supply, or
(ii) An adequate and properly positioned number of suitable
electric power points.
Twenty-two notices were served for the provision of additional
facilities in accordance with these standards and in a
large majority of cases these were complied with by the person
concerned substantially reducing the number of occupants of the
premises.
Certificates of Disrepair.
The following action was taken under the Rent Act, 1957,
in connection with Certificates of Disrepair:-
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