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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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Table: The following table gives important single occupations of males in Deptford:—

The following table gives important single occupations of males in Deptford:—

Occupation.per 1000 occupied males
1. Labourers95
2. Dock labourers31
3. Salesmen and shopkeepers27
4. Proprietors, managing directors, managers of wholesale and retail businesses27
5. Warehousemen, storekeepers and their assistants19
6. Retired (not naval or military)17
7. Civil service officials and clerks16
8. Drivers of lorries, vans, waggons and carts (horse drivers)16
9. Erectors, fitters, tool setters, millwrights15
10. Messengers14
11. Mechanical engineers, engineers, etc.13
12. Carpenters13
13. Motor car, omnibus, van and lorry drivers10
14. Porters, not elsewhere enumerated8
15. Locomotive engine drivers12

Table: Occupations of Females in Deptford per 1,000 occupied, aged 12 years and upwards.

Occupations of Females in Deptford per 1,000 occupied, aged 12 years and upwards.

Occupations.No. per 1,000 Occupied.
1. Personal service (domestic service, charwomen, laundry, waitresses)252
2. Clerks and draughtsmen (not civil servants or employees of local authorities)160
3. Makers of textile goods and articles of dress125
4. Commercial, finance and insurance102
5. Professional occupations71
6. Metal workers (not electroplate or precious metals)61
7. Warehousemen, storekeepers and packers40
8. Makers of foods, drinks and tobaccos33
9. Makers of and workers in paper28
10. Other and undefined workers26
11. Public administration and defence24
12. Transport and communication21
13. Workers in wood and furniture9