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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
Stepney 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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97
Incidence of
Tuberculosis
in various
occupations,
year
It was not found necessary to take action under the regulations during the
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| Occupation | New cases notified. | Deaths. | Occupation | New cases notified. | Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army Pensioners | 1 | 1 | Lead workers | 2 | - |
| Bakers | 2 | 1 | Leather workers | - | 1 |
| ,, Assistants | 1 | 1 | Lift Attendants | - | 1 |
| Blacksmith | 1 | - | Lightermen | 2 | 3 |
| Boiler Coverers | - | 1 | Machinists | 12 | 5 |
| Boot and Shoemaker s | 5 | 5 | Milkmen | 1 | 1 |
| Box makers | 2 | — | Milliners | 2 | 1 |
| Bricklayers | 1 | 1 | Motor drivers | 6 | 1 |
| Brushmakers | 1 | 1 | Motor Mechanics | 1 | 1 |
| Butchers | 3 | - | Newsvendors | 1 | - |
| Cabinet makers | 8 | 2 | No occupation | 87 | 18 |
| Cafe Managers | 1 | — | Nurses | 3 | — |
| Canvassers | 1 | 1 | Packers | 7 | 6 |
| Carmen | 3 | 6 | Pawnbrokers' Assistants | 1 | — |
| Cellarmen | — | 1 | Plumbers | 1 | — |
| Chaff Cutters | 1 | 1 | Porters | 9 | 5 |
| Checkers | 2 | 2 | Postmen | 2 | — |
| Chemical workers | 2 | 1 | Potmen | 1 | — |
| Cigarette makers | 3 | 1 | Printers | 2 | 1 |
| Cleaners | 5 | — | Riveters | 1 | — |
| Clerks | 13 | 8 | Salesmen | 6 | 2 |
| Coopers | — | 1 | Scholars | 44 | 7 |
| Cutlers and Grinders | 1 | 1 | Seamen | 11 | 6 |
| Domestic Servants Dressmakers | 5 7 | 3 | Shop Assistants Ship's Chandlers | 1 1 | 1 |
| Egg Testers | — | 1 | Showmen | 1 | — |
| Engineers | 3 | 1 | Street Vendors | 13 | 6 |
| Factory hands | 7 | 3 | Soldiers | 2 | 1 |
| Feather workers | 1 | — | Stevedores | 2 | 3 |
| Fishmongers | 1 | — | Students | 3 | — |
| Fitters' mates | — | 1 | Tailors | 34 | 17 |
| Florists | 1 | — | Tobacco workers | 1 | 1 |
| Fruiterers | 2 | 2 | Travellers | 6 | 2 |
| Furriers | 4 | 3 | Umbrella makers | 1 | - |
| Gas Fitters | 1 | — | Upholsterers | 1 | - |
| General Dealers | — | 2 | Vaccination Officers | 1 | 1 |
| Glass Decorators | — | 1 | Vanguards | 2 | 1 |
| Glaziers | — | 1 | Vocalists | 1 | — |
| Greengrocers | — | 1 | Waiters | 1 | 1 |
| Hairdressers | 5 | 1 | Warehousemen | 2 | 1 |
| Harness makers | — | 1 | Widows | - | - |
| Hat cutters | 1 | — | Window cleaners | 1 | 1 |
| Horsekeepers | — | 1 | Wood-workers | 2 | 2 |
| Hotel employees | — | 3 | Infants (5 years and under) | 22 | 10 |
| House Demolishers | 1 | 1 | |||
| Housekeepers ... | 1 | 1 | |||
| Housewives | 37 | 27 | |||
| Insurance Agents | — | 1 | |||
| Interpreters | 1 | 1 | |||
| Journalists | 1 | - | |||
| Labourers | 48 | 31 | 484 | 235 |
Public
Health (Prevention
of
Tuberculosis)
Regulation
1925.