Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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Occupation.—The occupation or status of the persons newly notified, and of those who died
from consumption during the year was as follows:—
Occupation. | Cases. | Deaths. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | |
Accountant | - | - | 1 | - |
Baker, Biscuit-maker | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
Barman | 1 | - | — | — |
Bank messenger, picture palace attendant | — | - | 4 | — |
Bath chairman | 1 | - | — | — |
Blacksmith | 1 | - | — | — |
Bookbinder | 1 | - | — | — |
Bootmaker | 4 | - | 2 | — |
Brass finisher | 1 | - | - | — |
Bricklayer | 2 | - | 3 | — |
Brushmaker | 1 | - | — | — |
Butcher's boy | 1 | - | 1 | — |
Carpenter | 1 | - | 1 | — |
Cellarman | — | - | 1 | — |
Charwoman | — | 8 | — | 3 |
Chauffeur | 3 | — | 2 | — |
Clerk | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
Coachman, carman, stableman, or wife of | 9 | — | 8 | 4 |
Coach painter | 1 | — | — | — |
Coffee roaster | 1 | — | — | — |
Colonial Civil Service | — | — | 1 | — |
Commercial traveller | 1 | — | — | — |
Compositor | 1 | — | — | — |
Cripple | — | 1 | — | — |
Crossing-sweeper | 1 | — | — | — |
Dental assistant | 1 | — | — | — |
Domestic servant | 4 | 18 | — | 10 |
Dressmaker, milliner, sempstress | — | 10 | — | 2 |
Dyer | — | 1 | — | — |
Electrician | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Engineer | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Errand boy | 3 | — | — | — |
Farrier | 1 | — | — | — |
Feather cleaner | — | 1 | — | — |
French polisher | 1 | — | — | — |
Fireman on railway | — | — | 1 | — |
Gas stoker | 4 | — | — | — |
Gardener | — | — | 1 | — |
Glazier | 1 | — | — | — |
Hairdresser | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Hawker, general dealer, costermonger | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
House painter | 8 | — | 9 | — |
Infant | 11 | 14 | 1 | 2 |
Insurance agent | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Labourer | 28 | — | 13 | — |
Lamplighter | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Laundry work | 1 | 32 | — | 2 |
Law student | 3 | — | 1 | — |
Living on own means | — | 6 | 2 | 6 |
Lodging house keeper | — | — | — | 1 |
Marine | — | — | 1 | — |
Mason | — | — | 1 | — |
Medical student | — | — | 1 | — |
Metal worker | — | — | 1 | — |
Milkman | — | — | 1 | — |
Carried forward | 124 | 107 | 70 | 34 |