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
Paddington 1914
Report on the vital statistics and the work of the Public Health Department for the years 1914-18 (inclusive)
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54 appendix : tuberculosis.
TABLE VI.
New Cases
Tuberculosis:
Deaths.
| Pulmonary. | Other Forms. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Cases. | Deaths. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | ||
| Housewives | ... | 272 | ... | 173 | ... | 23 | ... | 8 | |
| „ with occupations | ... | 24 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | |
| Servants | 8 | 100 | 7 | 42 | ... | 25 | ... | 3 | |
| Charwomen | ... | 18 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Laundry Workers | ... | 7 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | l | |
| Clerks | 80 | 23 | 48 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | ... | |
| Shop Assistants, Keepers | 59 | 17 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Dressmakers, Tailors | 19 | 49 | 5 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | |
| Bootmakers | 18 | 1 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Skilled Artizans | 60 | 1 | 47 | ... | 6 | ... | 2 | ... | |
| Waitresses, Barmen, etc. | 17 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | |
| Others | 29 | 31 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | |
| Totals | 290 | 554 | 177 | 281 | 32 | 74 | 14 | 18 | |
| 36 | 2 | 21 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Painters | 8 | ... | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Labourers | 3 | ... | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Road Traffic | 60 | 2 | 46 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| Rail „ | 20 | 3 | 16 | ... | 6 | 1 | 2 | ... | |
| Postmen | 5 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Gardeners | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Street Merchants | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Others | 16 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Totals | 161 | 7 | 122 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 4 | ... | |
| 7 | 1 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Butchers, Fishmongers | 8 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Dairymen | 6 | ... | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Others | 7 | ... | 9 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Totals | 28 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | |
| 158 | 124 | 11 | 15 | 145 | 105 | 18 | 20 | ||
| Unskilled Workers | 45 | 2 | 43 | 1 | 6 | ... | 2 | ... | |
| Professional „ | 16 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other „ | 146 | 12 | 23 | ... | 19 | 15 | 2 | 1 | |
| Totals | 365 | 150 | 87 | 17 | 174 | 120 | 22 | 21 | |
| Infants | 41 | 28 | 13 | 14 | 132 | 105 | 70 | 48 | |
| No Occupation | 146 | 120 | 40 | 45 | 29 | 34 | 7 | 4 | |
| Occupation not stated | |||||||||
| Grand Totals | 1031 | 860 | 466 | 360 | 387 | 336 | 118 | 91 | |