Objects and methods of inspection / by John F. J. Sykes.

  • Sykes, John F.
Date:
1893
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Credit: Objects and methods of inspection / by John F. J. Sykes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service. The original may be consulted at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service.

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    management and cleansino; of his own rooms, and tlie jiarts of the premises used solely by him. In addition to the ordinary conditions and requirements of a dwelling house the ]K)ints to be observed during inspection are :—That at least 300 cubic feet of air space is allowed each person in a slee])ing room and 400 in a room used for sleeping and any other purpose. Children under 10 years of age are generally allowed half this amount, although chiklren are far more susceptible to the effects of want of fresh air than adults. Tliat every sleeping room is perflated daily by an o])en window for an hour or two Avhenever possible. That the cisterns are kept cleansed. That one closet at least is provided for every 12 persons, and is kept clean and in good order and repair. That the ash receptacles are diy and clean and in good repair and contain no wet refuse. In reference to the state of cleanliness of the rooms, that the refuse matters, liquid and solid, are removed daily and the receptacles cleansed, and that the surfaces are kept clean and the floors swept daily and washed weekly. As regards the cleansing of the house, this is done annually by washing or whitewashing where required, and renewing the paint when and where necessary. That no animals are kept so as to render the premises filthy. That yards and and open spaces are clean and in good order, and the former properly paved and drained. Lastly, that the presence of infectious sickness is immediately reported. It is generally in this class of house that underground dtvel- lings exist, that is to say, any underground I'oom let separately as a dwelling, the floor of which is more than three feet below the adjoining ground level. In inspecting such a dwelling to ascertain whether or not it is illegally occupied, it should be noted whether there is a bed in the room, and whether the room is let separately from any other room in the house, except an adjoining front or back underground room. It must be ascertained whether the cellar is seven feet high and whether it is three feet above the nearest ground level. If there be outside, and along the entire frontage, an open area two feet six inches wide, and whether the surface is six inches lower than the floor level. Whether the room is effectually drained. If there be the use of a closet and ash rece|)tacle, and whether the room has a proper fire-place and flue, and an external window nine feet square, the upper half opening, or in case of a back cellar half tliis size. Remember that steps for access to the cellar, and other means of access to any dwelling above, are allowed in or over the area provided they do not block the window. In addition to these requirements, in London there are others, although it is in the power of the sanitary authority