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LODGING HOUSES - SEAMEN Continued
Empire Memorial Hostel, 747, Commercial Road 145 Seamen
Queen Victoria Seamen's Home,
121/123, East India Dock Road 187 Seamen
Sailors' Home, Dock Street 243 Seamen
The premises at 137, Leman Street ceased to be a seamen's lodging house during the
year.
Regular inspections are carried out at these premises.
MORTUARY SERVICE
The Council's mortuary is situated in Cottage Street, Poplar High Street,and adjoins
the coroner's court. The mortuary has accommodation for 15 bodies and serves the Poplar
and Stepney areas. Prior to the formation of the borough, Bethnal Green Council had an
arrangement with Hackney Council for the use of the latter's mortuary, which arrangement
continues in respect of mortuary accommodation for that part of the borough. (Statistics
on page 124).
A total of 689 bodies were received during the year (600 in the Council's mortuary
and 89 in Hackney mortuary) including the bodies of 182 persons who were resident in
other areas.
OFFENSIVE BUSINESSES
There are 20 offensive businesses in the borough. The register comprises the following
premises:-
Dresser of Furskin (2) 34/38, Brodlove Lane
Poultry Slaughterhouses (18)
*19, Bell Lane *7, Leyden Street
105, Bethnal Green Road 10b, Leyden Street
28, Burslem Street 13, Leyden Street
161, Cannon Street Road 15, Leyden Street
*163, Cannon Street Road *7, Lower Hessel Street
16/18, Cobb Street *21/22, Lower Hessel Street
*14, Hessel Street *4, Monthope Street
36, Hessel Street *6, Monthope Street
75, Hessel Street 10a, Monthope Street
(*Establishment orders on these premises are subject to renewal from time to time.)
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