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(d) In a building, being a dwelling-house, every basement room having
a wooden floor. other than a floor constructed of solid wood bedded
on concrete, shall have a sufficient space between the ground and
floor surfaces to admit of ventilation by means of air bricks or
otherwise.
(e) Every habitable room constructed over a stable shall be separated
from the stable by a floor which shall have in every part not occupied
by a joist or girder, a layer of concrete plugging of good quality,
or of other solid construction, 3 inches in thickness, finished smooth
upon the upper surface and properly supported; and the under side
of such floor shall be ceiled with lath and plaster of good quality,
or of other solid construction.
Any staircase or gallery or structure by which such rooms shall
be approached shall be separated from any stable to which it
may adjoin by a brick wall not less than 9 inches in thickness.
(f) Nothing in this Act shall affect, alter, or repeal any of the provisions
of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, relating to underground
rooms.
2. If any person knowingly suffer any room, constructed after the commencement
of this Act, that is not constructed in conformity with this section, to be
inhabited, he shall, in addition to any other liabilities to which he may be subject,
be liable to a penalty for every day during which such room is inhabited.
The foregoing explains the present requirements in regard to air-space,
ventilation, and light, the three important sanitary factors in the Building
Act.
DWELLINGS.
House-to-House Inspections.—The number of streets inspected from houseto-house
during the year was part of 2, consisting of 39 houses, all occupied,
315 rooms, all occupied, containing 92 families, consisting of 227 adults and
31 children under 10 years. 42 notices were served upon these houses.
Houses occupied in separate Dwellings.—A. list of blocks of houses
constructed and let in separate and self-contained dwellings is appended to the
end of the Report (List 1). There are also a number of blocks of houses let
in separate dwellings not self-contained, and a still larger number of houses
not constructed in blocks, and let in separate dwellings not self-contained.
Registered Tenement Houses.—The number of houses let in separate
dwellings to members of more than one family, and registered under the Byelaws,
is 126.
Registered Common Lodging Houses.—The supervision of these houses is
now in the hands of the London County Council. A list of those in St.
Pancras will be found appended to the Report (List 2).
Underground Dwellings.—18 underground rooms were closed against
occupation as separate dwellings.
Canal Boats used as Dwellings.—Canal boats were inspected periodically,
and found in a satisfactory condition.