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 1916
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1916
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Public Health (Tuberculosis)—continued.
| Occupation. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 169 | 104 | 273 |
| Packers | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Packing-case Maker | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Painter, Paper-hanger, &c | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Picture-frame Maker | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Porters | 9 | ... | 9 |
| Pressers | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Printers | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Potman | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Road Sweepers | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Rope Maker | 1 | ... | 1 |
| School Teacher | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Sawyer | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Ship-hand | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Silk-worker | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Stablemen | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Stick Maker | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Table Maker | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Tailors and Tailoresses | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| Tea Blender | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Tie Makers | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Toy Makers | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Travellers | 3 | ... | 3 |
| Typewriter Inspector | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Upholsterers | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Umbrella Manufacturer | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Undertaker | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Upholsterers' Trimming Makers | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Vellum Binder | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Vanguard | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Washing (Casual) | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Warehousemen | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Watchmen | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Wheelwright | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Wire Stitcher | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Woodworker | 2 | ... | 2 |
| No Occupation | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| No information obtainable, or persons removed | 15 | 19 | 34 |
| School Children | 44 | 37 | 81 |
| Total | 297 | 185 | 482 |