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
Bethnal Green 1913
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1913 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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Public Health (Tuberculosis)—continued.
| Occupation. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 288 | 210 | 498 |
| Labourers:—General | 21 | — | 21 |
| Dock | 6 | — | 6 |
| Gas Works | 1 | — | 1 |
| Railway | 3 | — | 3 |
| Laundresses | — | 12 | 12 |
| Lavatory Attendant | 1 | — | 1 |
| Leather Workers | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Lift Attendant | — | 1 | 1 |
| Machinists | — | 16 | 16 |
| Mat Makers | 2 | — | 2 |
| Mechanics | 12 | — | 12 |
| Milliners | — | 3 | 3 |
| Milk Dealer | 1 | — | 1 |
| Musician | 1 | — | 1 |
| Newsagent | 7 | — | 7 |
| Nurses | — | 2 | 2 |
| Painters | 8 | — | 8 |
| Packers | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Paper Bag Maker | — | 1 | 1 |
| Paper and Rag Sorters | — | 5 | 5 |
| Picture Framer | 1 | — | 1 |
| Porters | 8 | — | 8 |
| Printers, Compositors, etc. | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| Public-house Employees. | 6 | — | 6 |
| Sawyers | 5 | — | 5 |
| Seaman | 1 | — | 1 |
| Shop Assistants | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| Schoolmaster | 1 | — | 1 |
| Silk-workers | — | 4 | 4 |
| Starch-worker | 1 | — | 1 |
| Stationers | 2 | — | 2 |
| Stock-keepers | 2 | — | 2 |
| Surgical Instrument Makers | 1 | — | 1 |
| Sweeper | 1 | — | 1 |
| Tailors and Tailoresses | 46 | 6 | 52 |
| Tie-makers | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Toy-makers | 1 | — | 1 |
| Umbrella-makers | 3 | — | 3 |
| Van Boys | 2 | — | 2 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Warehousemen | 5 | — | 5 |
| Watchman | 1 | — | 1 |
| Whip-maker | 1 | — | 1 |
| Window Cleaners | 4 | — | 4 |
| Woodworkers | 6 | — | 6 |
| No occupation | 27 | 34 | 61 |
| No information obtainable, or persons removed | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| School-children | 94 | 70 | 164 |
| Total | 613 | 383 | 996 |