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
City of London 1918
Summary of the annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1918
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104 patients who were under treatment for Venereal Diseases. They are as follows:—
| Labourers | 12 | Carmen | 2 |
| Traveller | 1 | Student | 1 |
| Contractor | 1 | Surveyor | 1 |
| Waitress | 1 | Policemen | 2 |
| Chemist | 1 | Clerks | 9 |
| Engineers | 5 | Pressman | 1 |
| Actor | 1 | Watchman | 1 |
| Silver Worker | 1 | School Teacher | 1 |
| Greengrocer | 1 | Furrier | 1 |
| Bootmaker | 1 | Chauffeur | 1 |
| Housewives | 14 | Cutler | 1 |
| Motor Driver | 1 | Engraver | 1 |
| Soldiers | 9 | Carpenters | 2 |
| Sailors | 9 | Instrument Maker | 1 |
| Packers | 2 | Cook | 1 |
| Joiner | 1 | Tram Conductor | 1 |
| Farmer | 1 | Hairdresser | 1 |
| Warehousemen | 10 | Assistant, Provision Shop | 1 |
| Baker | 1 |
It will be noted that in three instances the patients
were engaged in an occupation which involved the
handling of food, namely:—
A Greengrocer,
A Cook and
An Assistant in a Provision Shop.
The Cook suffered from Syphilis, and the Assistant
from Gonorrhoea. The disease in the case of the