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occupation of Messrs. Odams, Victoria Docks. The Committee after
visiting the premises decided not to grant the application.
An application for degreasing bones and glue making by Messrs.
Duché & Knight, Ltd., on an extension of the premises of Messrs.
John Knight, Ltd , Silvertown, was sanctioned.
An application by Mr. M. P. Hunt, of No. 4, Rosemary Avenue,
Church End, Finchley, to manufacture toilet, bar, and soft soaps,
on premises lately occupied by the Hart Accumulator Company, in
Marshgate Lane, was granted provided that no fat melting or bone
boiling be carried on.
Common Lodging Houses.—There are 14 Common
Lodging Houses in the Borough, seven in the Stratford district and
seven in the Tidal Basin district, all of which, with one exception, were
originally constructed and used for other purposes such as private
dwellings or warehouses, and have been adapted more or less successfully
to meet the requirements of the Common Lodging House
Bye-laws. The accommodation in these amount to 964 beds.
During the year, Mr. Choy Sing, of No. 37, West India Dock
Road, applied for permission to use No. 29, Tidal Basin Road,
as a Chinese Seamens' Boarding House, and the application was
granted.
The application of Mr. Thomas A Felton to use No. 130,
Barking Road, as a Common Lodging House was refused.
Schools.—The Public Elementary Schools consist of 49 Council
Schools and 14 Non-Provided Schools, together with four Council
Special Schools, and two Higher Elementary Schools, affording in the
aggregate accommodation for 69,548 scholars.