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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, the cost being shared on a population basis.
A total of 640 bodies was received during the year (541 in the Council's
mortuary and 99 in Hackney mortuary) including the bodies of 180 persons who
were resident in other areas. Other statistics will be found on page 73.
OFFENSIVE BUSINESSES
There are 17 offensive businesses in the borough as follows:-
DRESSER OF FURSKINS (3) 34/38 Brodlove Lane
74 Florida Street
*419 Old Ford Road
POULTRY SLAUGHTERHOUSES (14)
*17 Bell Lane * 10b Leyden Street
*19 Bell Lane 13 Leyden Street
107 Bethnal Green Road 15 Leyden Street
28 Burslem Street *7 Lower Hessel Street
*14 Hessel Street *115/137 Monier Road
36 Hessel Street *4 Monthope street
*7 Leyden Street *6 Monthope Street
(*Establishment orders on these premises are subject to renewal from time
to time) .
A new Slaughterhouse opened during the year at 115/137 Monier Road, wit
consequent closing of the premises at 161 Cannon Street Road, 163 Cannon Street
Road, 16/18 Cobb Street, 75 Hessel Street, 21/22, Lower Hesse) street and 10 a
Monthope Street.
MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS BY DISTRICT AND
SPECIALIST PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS
Some 793 reports were submitted to the Controller of Development and
Borough Architect in respect of applications for planning permission under the
Town and Country Planning Act, 1962, for redevelopment or change of use.
78 reports in respect of the transfer of publicans' licences under the
Licensing Act, 1964, were submitted to the Licensing Justices.
OUTWORKERS
Employers of outworkers in the borough in certain specified occupations
are required by the provisions of section 133 of the Factories Act 1961 to
supply the Council, in February and August each year, with a list of the names
and addresses of al1 persons employed by them as outworkers during the preceding
six months. Where the outworker resides in another area, the Council is
required to forward details to the local authority for that area. It is an
offence to fail to submit lists of outworkers or to give outwork to be done in
a pi ace which is considered to be injurious to the health of the per sons employed
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