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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bethnal Green 1913
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1913 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS)
REGULATIONS, 1912,
Occupations of Persons Notified during 1913.
| Occupation. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Flower Makers | — | 3 | 3 |
| Boxmakers | 16 | 10 | 26 |
| Book-keepers | — | 1 | 1 |
| Bookbinding Trade | 9 | — | 9 |
| Boot and Shoe Trade | 17 | 4 | 21 |
| Brass Finisher | 1 | — | 1 |
| Bricklayer | 1 | — | 1 |
| Brush Makers | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Butchers | 2 | — | 2 |
| Cabinet Makers and Furniture Trade | 54 | 12 | 66 |
| Canvassers | 6 | — | 6 |
| Cap Makers | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Carmen, Cab, 'Bus and Tram Workers | 14 | — | 14 |
| Caretaker | — | 1 | 1 |
| Carpenter | 1 | — | 1 |
| Carpet Sewer | 1 | — | 1 |
| Cigar and Cigarette Makers | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Clerks | 2 | — | 2 |
| Clothes Dealers | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Coopers | 2 | — | 2 |
| Cork Sorter | — | 1 | 1 |
| Cutlers | 2 | — | 2 |
| Confectioners | 1 | — | 1 |
| Dial Maker | 1 | — | 1 |
| Domestic Servants | 4 | 24 | 28 |
| Dressmakers, etc. | — | 12 | 12 |
| Electrical Workers | 2 | — | 2 |
| Embosser | 1 | — | 1 |
| Envelope Sorter | — | 1 | 1 |
| Errand Boy | 1 | — | 1 |
| Feather and Fur Workers | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Fish Curers | 3 | — | 3 |
| Gas-mantle Makers | 1 | — | 1 |
| Gilder | 1 | — | 1 |
| Glass-workers | 2 | — | 2 |
| Greengrocer | 1 | — | 1 |
| Gun-maker | 1 | — | 1 |
| Hawkers | 76 | 12 | 88 |
| Housebreaker | 1 | — | 1 |
| House-wives | — | 93 | 93 |
| Horsekeepers | 2 | — | 2 |
| Infants | 51 | 26 | 77 |
| Knifegrinder | 1 | — | 1 |
| Carried forward | 288 | 210 | 498 |