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
Camberwell 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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Civil and Municipal.
Sanitary Service 2
Scavengers -
Paviours 14
Others 4
20
Service.
Domestic Coachmen & Grooms 3
Cooks 10
Liftmen 16
Night Watchmen 12
Window Cleaners 3
Others 5
49
Women.
Dressmaking, Tailoring, &c.
Dressmaking 3
Mantlework 2
Machinists 9
Needlework (unclassified) 63
Domestic or General Servants 24
Housekeepers 3
Charing, Office Cleaning, &c. 64
Waitresses 1
Cooks (various) 19
Nurses (various) 7
Boot and Shoe Trade -
Laundry Hands 16
Factory Hands 1
Clerks -
Unclassified 3
No Occupations -
215
Summary.
| Previous Years. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909-10. | 1906-7. | 1905-6. | 1908-9. | 1907-8. | |
| Building Trade Artizans | 914 | 799 | 372 | 440 | 1,047 |
| Do. Labourers | 624 | 206 | 248 | 556 | |
| Engineering and Machine Making and Metals | 180 | 62 | 64 | 100 | 206 |
| Printing | 60 | 17 | 22 | 28 | 61 |
| Dress | 48 | 30 | 18 | 15 | 63 |
| Wood Workers | 97 | 30 | 35 | 80 | 123 |
| Sundry Manufactures | 60 | 24 | 55 | 31 | 83 |
| Food and Drink | 107 | 77 | 37 | 44 | 115 |
| Dealers and Clerks | 100 | 23 | 7 | 22 | 78 |
| Locomotion, Transport and other Labour | 1,166 | 973 | 920 | 953 | 1,437 |
| Civil and Municipal | 20 | – | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| Service | 49 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 29 |
| Women | 3,425 | 2,040 | 1,765 | 1,997 | 3,812 |
| 215 | 45 | 191 | 260 | 226 | |
| Total | 3,640 | 2,085 | 1,956 | 2,257 | 4,038 |
Conditions as to Marriage.
| Married. | Single. | Widowers. | Widows. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 2,734 | 561 | 130 | – | 3,425 |
| Women | 38 | 14 | – | 163 | 215 |
| 2,772 | 575 | 130 | 163 | 3,640 |