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The application for licensing for a sixth common lodging house, viz.,
207, High Street, Poplar, was withdrawn as the premises had been sold
for housing purposes.
88 inspections of Common Lodging Houses and 4 night inspections
were made in 1933.
Licensing of Seamen's Lodging Houses.
The Public Health Committee licensed the following four Seamen's
Lodging Houses (subject to the carrying out of certain works) to 30th
June,1934:-
No. of
Premises. Licensee. Men.
411, East India Dock Road, The Rev. Samuel King (The
Poplar National Sailors' Society) 22
The Queen Victoria Seamen's The Rev. Thomas Athey EmbleRest,
Jeremiah Street, ton (The Seamen's Mission) 115
Poplar
75, Garford Street, Poplar Arthur Pederson 7
235, West Ferry Road, Poplar Herbert Edward Barker (The
British Sailors' Society) 12
22 inspections of Seamen's Lodging Houses were made in 1933.
Seamen's Lodging Houses.
During the course of his duties, the Sanitary Inspector has found
several houses where one or two seamen had been lodged. An Order in
Council, dated 13th June, 1917, stated that, none but persons licensed
in pursuance of the Byelaws shall ''keep Seamen's Lodging Houses, or
let lodgings to Seamen in the District of the Administrative County of
London, or in any part thereof."
In addition to being warned by the Inspector, 5 persons were written
to by the Town Clerk, upon the instructions of the Public Health Committee,
calling their attention to the Order in Council.