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then in any such case the authority may serve a notice on the person having control of the
house specifying the works required to render the premises, in the opinion of the authority,
reasonably suitable for such occupation, and also requiring him in default of executing the
works within a period to be specified in the notice, to take steps to limit the number of
persons or households accommodated at the premises in any manner specified in the notice.
The works to be specified in a notice under Section 36 must take into account the
number of individuals or households, or both, accommodated for the time being on the premises.
In dealing with houses-let-in-lodgings, each letting should be considered as a separate
dwelling unit and the standard of fitness under Section 36 which has been adopted by the Housing
Committee is as follows:-
Natural Lighting (a) Provision and maintenance in every habitable room of a
window or windows opening directly to the external air
and having glass area equal to one-tenth of the floor
area and an openable area equal to one-twentieth of the
floor area.
(b) Provision and maintenance wherever practicable, of
adequate means of natural light to a common staircase.
Ventilation Provision and maintenance of adequate means of
ventilation for every passage, room, water closet
apartment and staircase.
Water Supply Provision of one tap per floor and if more than one
letting, one tap per letting, from the rising main if
practicable. In addition, provision of a sink of
suitable size and pattern and efficient means of carrying
off any waste water from the sink.
Sanitary Conveniences (a) Provision and maintenance of one readily accessible
water closet for every four habitable rooms, or one
readily accessible water closet for every ten persons
irrespective of age, whichever standard is higher.
(b) Provision for single room lettings of one water closet
for every four lettings, such water closet to be not
more than one floor distant.
(c) Dustbins - One for every two families or foor single
lettings or one for ten persons. (S.75 Public Health
Act Notices to be served).
Facilities for Storage, Preparation and Cooking of Food
Provision of separate facilities for every family. Such
facilities to comprise a sink with proper water supply
over, a proper waste pipe made to discharge in the open
air over a properly trapped gully, and a food cupboard
ventilated to the external air of dimensions not loss than
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