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 1914
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1914 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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Public Health (Tuberculosis)—continued.
| Occupation. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 181 | 163 | 344 |
| Insurance Agent | 1 | — | 1 |
| Labourers:— | |||
| Genera] | 21 | — | 21 |
| Dock | 6 | — | 6 |
| Laundresses | — | 3 | 3 |
| Lavatory Attendant | — | 1 | 1 |
| Leather Workers | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Machinists | 1 | 10 | |
| Mechanics | 2 | — | 2 |
| Milliner | — | 1 | 1 |
| Musician | 1 | — | 1 |
| Nurse | — | 1 | 1 |
| Painters | 2 | — | 2 |
| Packers | 6 | — | 6 |
| Paper Bag Mak«r | — | 1 | 1 |
| Paper and Rag Sorters | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Pill and Tablet Maker | 1 | — | 1 |
| Picture Framer | 1 | — | 1 |
| Plumber | 2 | — | 2 |
| Porters | 11 | — | 11 |
| Printers, Compositors, etc. | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Public-house Employees | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Sand Blaster | 1 | — | 1 |
| Sawyers | 2 | — | 2 |
| Seamen | 3 | — | 3 |
| Shop Assistants | 6 | 6 | 11 |
| Shop Keepers | 2 | — | 2 |
| Silk-workers | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Soldiers | 2 | — | 2 |
| Stick Makers | 8 | — | 8 |
| Suspender Maker | — | 1 | 1 |
| Tailors and Tailoresses | 23 | 13 | 36 |
| Tea Sifter | 1 | — | 1 |
| Tie-maker | — | 1 | 1 |
| Ticket Numberer | — | 1 | 1 |
| Trimmings | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Upholsterers | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Van Boys | 2 | — | 2 |
| Waitresses | — | 3 | 3 |
| Warehousemen | 2 | — | 2 |
| Wool Samplers. | 2 | — | 2 |
| Window Cleaners | 1 | — | 1 |
| Wire Spring Mattress Maker | — | 1 | 1 |
| Woodworkers | 5 | — | 5 |
| No occupation | 28 | 31 | 59 |
| No information obtainable, or persons removed | 83 | 47 | 130 |
| Sohool-children | 48 | 30 | 78 |
| Total | 475 | 326 | 801 |