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of any existing dwelling house in such a manner as to increase
the number of rooms, houses or occupiers, and whether the
alterations be or be not such as to affect the external
dimensions thereof shall be deemed to erect a new building.
(Glasgow).
COMMON LODGING HOUSES.
There are two registered common lodging houses within the
district. There are probably others, but considerable difficulty
attaches to proving that any house is a common lodging house,
as the Officers of the Local Authority have no right of entry for
this purpose.
For the proper control of common lodging houses and common
lodging house keepers, it is requisite that registration should
operate for one year only. The effect of this would be, that the
Council would require to be satisfied from year to year, that the
common lodging house was properly managed under the Byelaws
before registration would be re-granted.
In dealing with common lodging houses, it is essential that
the Council should bave power to state which rooms, if any, are
to be occupied by females, and which to be occupied by both
sexes.
The Council should also be empowered to require that
sufficient means of escape are provided in case of fire at common
lodging houses.
Legal powers necessary. In connection with the above
matters, the following clauses are suggested for insertion in the
Council's Bill to be promoted during the Session of 1912:—
As to entry.
1. (1). Where the Medical Officer of Health or Inspector
of Nuisances has reason to believe that any premises are
being occupied as a common lodging house, and on sufficient
cause being shewn, the Local Authority may authorise such
Medical Officer of Health or Inspector of Nuisances, with or
without assistants, to enter the premises at any time of day