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Islington 1904

Forty-ninth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Borough of Islington

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140
1904]
OCCUPATIONS OF PERSONS ATTACKED WITH INFECTIOUS
DISEASES.
An interesting table (CX.) showing the occupations of 1,230 persons
who were attacked with one or the other of the several notifiable diseases
is given below.

TABLE CX.

Showing theOccupationsofPatientssuffering from the several Infectious Diseasesduring the year1904.

OCCUPATIONS.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.DiphtheriaMemb. Croup.Typhoid Fever.Typhus Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Cholera.Total.
Agent............2............2
Apprentice...1.....................1
Artificial Florist......1..................1
Architect............1............1
Accountant...1.....................1
Bookkeeper...........................1
Bag Maker...1......1............2
Butcher...2.....................2
Bricklayer............3............3
Baker............1............2
Barman............1............1
Barmaid......1..................1
Box Maker......1...1............2
Bookbinder...1.....................2
Bootmaker............1............1
Boarding House Keeper......1..................1
Brass Finisher......2..................2
Blouse Maker......1...1...2......4
Brushmaker..................2......2
Bookfolder..................3......3
Bailiff..................1......1
Builder...........................1
Clerk...5......3...5......13
Carpet Maker...1.....................1
Coachman............1............1
Carman......1...2...8......11
Carpenter......1.........4......5
Chemist...2......1............3
Costermonger..................1......1
Coal Porter............1...1......2
Christmas Card Maker............1...1......2
Charwoman......1...1...9......11
Cabman............1...1......2
Cabinet Maker......1..................1
Cycle Maker..................1......1
Carriage Washer..................2......2
Cats'-meat Purveyor...............1......1
Coffee House Keeper1........................1
Dustman..................2......2
Dentist..................1...1