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Licensed Premises.
At the request of the Licensing Justices, inspections
are made of Public Houses and Off Licences when applications
for transfer of licences are being made. The Sanitary
Inspectors' reports are taken into consideration when the
applications come before the Sessions. Reports on 74
premises were submitted during the year.
Lodging Houses-Common.
There are four Common Lodging Houses in the Borough,
providing accommodation for 1,103 persons, as follows:-
15 & 16, Calvin Street - 41 Married Couples
10-22, Johnson Street - 258 Men
177, Whitechapel Road - 535 Men,
Hostel for Women, Hopetown Street - 228 Women,
45 inspections were made during the year, including 12
inspections carried out at night.
Lodging Houses-Seamen's.
A licence was granted during the year to keep the
premises at 11, Ensign Street as a Seamen's Lodging House.
There are now six such premises in the Borough, providing
accommodation for 499 seamen, as follows:-
The Sailors' Home & Red Ensign Club,
Ensign Street & Dock Street. - 235 Seamen
The Empire Memorial Hostel, 747 Commercial Rd. 190. "
5, North East Passage. - 11 "
220, Cable Street. - 30 "
9, Ensign Street. - 22 "
11, Ensign Street. - 11 "
75 inspections were made during the year, including 18
inspections carried out at night.
Colonial House, 17 Leman Street.
These premises were opened in May for the reception of
coloured colonials who arrive in this country without means
or accommodation and who appear suitable for employment.
The premises are administered by the L.C.C. Welfare Department
on -an agency basis for the National Assistance Board and can
accommodate 12 persons at any one time.
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