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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
Battersea 1912
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1912
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In the next table are set out the occupations of the 542 cases of consumption notified during the year 1912:—
| Occupation. | P.H. (T) R 1908 | P.H. (T in H) R 1911 | P.H. (T)R 1911 | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic work | 20 | 47 | 52 | 119 |
| Shop assistants | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| Clerks | 3 | 8 | 12 | 23 |
| Sempstresses, Tailoring | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 |
| Factory workers | - | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Laundry workers | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 |
| Potmen, Barmaids | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Labourers | 8 | 10 | 8 | 26 |
| Printing trade | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| Carmen, Conductors | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Stokers, Engine Drivers | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| Bakers | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Railway, &c., Porters | - | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Gardeners | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Soldiers and Sailors | - | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Pottery workers | - | 1 | — | 1 |
| Chauffeurs | - | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Schoolchildren | 9 | 44 | 33 | 86 |
| Chemical workers | - | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Carpenters, wood turners | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| Lodging-house keepers | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Bootmakers | _ | 1 | - | 1 |
| Dustmen & Roadsweepers | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Mechanics | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 |
| Warehousemen | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| Metal workers | - | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Plumbers | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Painters | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| Stonemasons | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Hawkers | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Various | 8 | 10 | 12 | 30 |
| Unknown | 35 | 15 | 28 | 78 |
| Total | 109 | 209 | 224 | 542 |
In 178 cases there is a history of father, mother, brother,
sister, husband, wife or child having suffered from phthisis.