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Lodging Houses - Seamen's.
There are 4 such premises in the Borough providing accomodation
for 356 seamen, as follows:-
The Sailors' Home & Red Ensign Club,
Ensign Street and Dock Street
The Empire Memorial Hostel, 747 Commercial Road
5, North East Passage
9, Ensign Street
243 seamen
80 „
11 „
22 „
Readaptation of the Empire Memorial Hostel took place during the
year, and the accommodation for seamen was reduced from 190 to 80.
The premises 220, Cable Street, were removed from the register, as
they ceased to be used as a Seamen's Lodging House following the death of
the owner.
Lodging Houses - Other.
In addition to the licensed Common and Seamen's Lodging Houses,
there are two other premises in the Borough which are not subject to
licensing or registration, viz. Rowton House and Providence Row Night
Refuge. Rowton House, in Fieldgate Street, Whitechapel, which was opened
in 1902, supplies accommodation for 796 men, and Providence Row Night
Refuge provides for 135 men, women and children.
Notices Served.