HC Deb 21 September 1915 vol 74 cc345-6W
Mr. KING

asked the President of the Local Government Board what is the recognised cubic space per individual in dormitories of institutions under the Local Government Board; whether the rules and regulations about air space and numbers allowed in recognised and inspected institutions have been altered, relaxed, or suspended since the War; if so, in how many cases; and how many individuals have been so adversely affected?

Mr. LONG

The recognised cubic air space per person in Poor Law institutions varies from 300 to 2,000 feet, according to the class of persons occupying the dormitories. The certified accommodation of four Metropolitan institutions has been temporarily increased to a slight extent since the War, but the greater part of this increase is due not to a relaxation of the general rule, but to an increase in the number of rooms used as dormitories, and I am not aware that any persons have been adversely affected thereby.