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Lodging Houses - Common
There are three common lodging houses in the Borough, providing
accommodation for 726 persons as follows:-
10/22, Johnson Street (Church Army) 175 Men
177, Whitechapel Road (Salvation Army) 323 "
Hostel for Women, Hopetown Street (Salvation Army) 228 Women
The premises are inspected regularly to ensure that the byelaws
relating thereto are complied with.
Lodging Houses - Seamen
Two such premises in the Borough provide accommodation for 396
seamen as follows:-
Sailors Home & Red Ensign Club,
Ensign Street and Dock Street 243 Seamen
Empire Memorial Hostel, 747, Commercial Road 153 "
Regular inspections are also carried out at these premises.
Lodging Houses - Other
In addition to the licensed common and seamen's lodging houses,
there are two other premises in the Borough which provide lodgings but
which are not subject to licensing or registration - namely, Tower House
and Providence Row Night Refuge.
Tower House (formerly known as "Rowton House"), which was opened in
1902, provides accommodation for 694 men and Providence Rew Night Refuge
for 77 men, women and children.
Motor Cycles (Protective Helmets) Regulations. 1963
These Regulations prescribe British Standards Specifications to which
protective helmets must conform when sold or offered for sale. Sale of
helmets not conforming with the Standards constitutes an offence under
Section 221 of the Road Traffic Act 1960.
Noise Abatement Act. 1960
The London County Council (General Powers) Act 1937 made provisions
for excessive, unreasonable or unnecessary noise which is injurious or
dangerous to health to be a noise nuisance which may be dealt with
summarily under the Public Health (London) Act 1936. The Noise Abatement
Act 1960 amended the provisions to 'any noise which is a nuisance' and
included vibration within the term. The Act also restricts the operation
on the highway of loudspeakers (which includes ice-cream vendors' chimes).
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