Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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MORTALITY TABLES, SHEWING THE OCCUPATIONS OF THOSE OVER TWENTY YEARS OF AGE.
20 to 40 | 40 to 60 | 60 to 80 | 80 and upds | Total | 20 to 40 | 40 to GO | 60 to 80 | 80 and upds | Total | ||
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I. 1, Engaged by Post Office | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | XII. Cowkeepers and Milksellers | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 |
1 and 3, Custom House and other Govern- | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | —CJifiesemongers, -Poulterers, and Fish- mongers, Butchers,and others dealing in Animal Food | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 |
2, Police and Parochial Officers | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | ||||||
II. Army, Navy, and East India Company | 7 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 2, 3, Soap and Tallow Chandlers, and others dealing in Skins, Horns, &c. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 |
4, 5, Dealers in Feathers,. Hair, Brushes, &c | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | ||||||
III. 1, 2 & 3, Members of the learned Profession | 1 | 7 | 3 | .. | 11 | ||||||
.. | .. | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
4 and 5, Parish and Law Clerks | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
6, Druggists and Surgcl. Instrument Maker | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | XIII. Greengrocers, Corn Merchants & Miller | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
IV. 1, 3 and 4, Authors, Editors, Teachers, &c. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | Bakers and Confectioners | 2 | 4 | 3 | .. | 9 |
2, Maltsters, Brewers and Wine Merchants | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
1 | 1 | i | 1 | 4 | Publicans and Licensed Victuallers | 5 | 4 | 1 | .. | 10 | |
V. Relatives (occupations not stated) and | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | Grocers, Tobacconists & Sugar Refiners | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3, Oilmen and French Polishers | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | |||||||
4,5, 6, 7, Dealers &Workers in Wood & Cork | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 5 | ||||||
8, 9,10,11, Coopers' Basket & Rope Makers | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||
VI. 1, Inn and Lodging House Keepers | .. | 2 | l | .. | 3 | 12, Dealers in Flax, Lace, & Cotton Drapers | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
2, Domestic Servants of all descriptions | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13, Paper Makers, Stationers and Japanners | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3, Hatters, Hosiers, Hairdressers, and Umbrella Makers | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | XIV. Coal Miners and Merchants | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Tailors | 5 | 2 | 2 | l | 10 | Coalheavers and Chimney Sweeps | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Shoemakers | 2 | 1 | 4 | .. | 7 | Engaged at Gas Works | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
VII. House Proprietors, Merchants, Bankers, Brokers, Auctioneers, Commercial Clerks and Shipowners | 8 | 6 | 1 | .. | 15 | 2, Bricklayers, Stone and Marble Masons and Sandmen | 5 | 6 | 2 | .. | 13 |
Road and Railway Labourers | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | ||||||
3, 4, Earthenware and Glass Manufactures | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||
Pawnbrokers and Shopkeepers (not other- | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5, 6, Water Providers | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
7, 8, Jewellers, Silversmiths and Gilders | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | ||||||
Hawkers and Pedlars | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | Persons engaged with Copper, Tin, Zinc, Lead and Brass | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 | |
VIII. 1, Engine Drivers | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||
14, Smiths, and others working in Iron, Steel, Locksmiths, &c. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | ||||||
Others engaged in Railway Traffic | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
2, Toll Collectors, Cab Owners, and Livery Stable Keepers | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | XV. 1, Labourers (branch undefined) | 20 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 44 |
Cabmen, Coachmen (not Domestic) Servants), and Postboys | 4 | 3 | 3 | l | 11 | 2, Mechanics, Manufacturers, and Shop-men (branch undefined) | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Carmen, Carters, and others on the Road | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Others of indefinite occupation | 8 | 4 | 3 | .. | 15 |
Omnibus Owners, Conductors & Drivers | 4 | 5 | .. | .. | 9 | XVI. Gentlemen, Annuitants, Independent .. | 7 | 6 | 26 | 4 | 43 |
3, Boatmen, and others connected with) Inland Navigation | .. | .. | 1 | • • | 1 | ||||||
XVII. Dependent on Relatives, Alms, Pau-pers, Prisoners and Vagrants | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
4, Sailors, and others connected with the Sea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
5, 6, Persons engaged in Storeage, Por-terage, and Messages | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | 8 | ||||||
Persons of no stated occupation or condition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
IX. 1, Landowners, Farmers, and Graziers | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | FEMALES. | 20 to 40 | 40 to 60 | 60 to 80 | 80 and upds. | Total |
Agricultural Labourers | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||
2,3, Woodmen, Gardeners, and Nurserymen | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 12 | ||||||
X. Horse and Cattle Dealers and Farriers.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
Grooms and others engaged about animals | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 9 | Relatives | 83 | 90 | 130 | 25 | 328 |
XI. 1, Dealers in Books, Printers, &c. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | Schoolmistresses and Governesses | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | 7 |
Lodging-house Keepers | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||
2, Engaged at Theatres. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
Domestic Servants, Nurses, and Charwomen | 24 | 14 | 8 | .. | 46 | ||||||
3, Musicians (not Teachers) Musical In- strument Makers. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | ||||||
Milliners, Dress Makers, and Stay Makers | 7 | 2 | .. | 9 | |||||||
Washerwomen and Laundresses | 4 | 1 | 4 | .. | 9 | ||||||
4, 5, 6 and 8, Engravers, Picture Dealers, and persons connected with Games | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||
Shopkeepers | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
7, Civil Engineers and Draughtsmen | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | Hawkers | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Artificial Flower Makers | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
9. Watchmakers and Philosophical In- strument Makers | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||||||
Milksellers | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
Butchers | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
10, 11, Gunsmiths, Engine and Tool Makers | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
Drapers and Lace Dealers | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
12, 13, Coachmakers and Saddlers | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diptheria | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Crossing Sweepers | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14, 10, Ship-builders and Wheel-wrights | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Licensed Victuallers | .. | . . | .. | .. | .. | 15, Surveyors,Builders,Carpenters, Brick- layers, Slaters, Plasterers, Plumbers, and others engaged in HouseBuilding 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | l | 30 |
Gold Burnishers | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
Gentlewomen | 9 | 8 | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
16, Dyers and Manufacturers of Chemicals | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | Dependent on Relatives or Alms, Paupers | 4 | 1 | 2 | .. | 7 |