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Islington 1903

Forty-eighth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Borough of Islington

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1903] 138
OCCUPATION OF PERSONS ATTACKED WITH INFECTIOUS
DISEASE.
An interesting table (CVIII.) showing the occupations of 1,068 persons
who were attacked with one or the other of the several notifiable diseases
is given below.

Table CVIII.

Showing theOccupationsofPatientssuffering from the several Infectious Diseases

during the year1903.

occupations.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.DiphtheriaMerab. Croup.Typhoid Fever.Typhus Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Cholera.Total.
Apprentice...3.....................3
Artificial Florist............1............1
Artist............2...1......3
Accountant...1.....................1
Bookkeeper...1......1............2
Basket Maker............1............1
Butcher...........................1
Brickmaker............1............1
Baker..................1......1
Barman...........................1
Barmaid...........................1
Box Maker............2............4
Bookbinder............1...3......4
Bootmaker...1......1...1......3
Clerk...9......4...3......16
Compositor..................1......1
Cashier............1...1......3
Carman............6...1......9
Carpenter............1...1......2
Chemist............1...1......3
Costermonger..................1......1
Clergyman...........................1
Cornchandler............1............1
Charwoman............2...4......7
Cabman..................1......2
Cabinet Maker............1............1
Cattle Drover..................1......1
Chapel Keeper..................1......1
Costumier..................1......1
Coach Painter..................1......1
Carrier..................1......1
Dustman......1..................1
Diamond Setter...........................1
Dressmaker......2.........2......4
Electro Plater......1..................1
Errand Girl......1..................1
Errand Boy...41.........1......6
Electric Lamp Maker...1.....................1