London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Deptford 1925
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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| 22. Workers in chemical processes, makers of paints, oils, etc. | 7 |
| 23. Workers in mixed or undefined materials not elsewhere enumerated | 7 |
| 24. Persons employed in gas, water and electricity undertakings, not elsewhere enumerated | 6 |
| 25. Defence | 6 |
| 26. Persons employed in entertainment and sport | 5 |
| 27. Furriers, skinners, tanners and leather dressers | 4 |
| 28. Makers of glass and glassware | 4 |
| 29. Makers of leather and leather substitute goods | 3 |
| 30. Makers of watches, clocks and scientific instruments | 3 |
| 31. Agricultural occupations | 3 |
| 32. Workers in other materials | 2 |
| 33. Upholsterers | 2 |
| 34. Makers of drinks | 2 |
| 35. Makers of stationery, cardboard boxes and other workers in paper | 1 |
| 36. Makers of bricks, pottery and earthenware | 1 |
| 37. Workers in precious metals and electro-plate | 1 |
| 38. Textile workers | 1 |
| 39. Workers in treatment of non-metalliferous mine and quarry products | 1 |
Of all the London Boroughs, only four have over 100 per 1,000
male workers engaged in metal work, viz:—Woolwich (157), Greenwich
(124), Deptford (123), and Poplar (109).
As regards "Unoccupied" and "Retired," only five Boroughs have
fewer than Deptford, viz:—Woolwich (118), Bermondsey (116),
Hammersmith (115), Southwark (111), and the City of London (95).
The Registrar General gives a nil return under the following
occupations for males in Deptford:—Fishermen, mining and quarry,
makers of tobacco, cigars, cigarettes and snuff, makers of paper, pulp,
straw and cardboard.