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]
This page requires JavaScript
Occupation—The occupation or status of the persons newly notified, and of those who died from consumption during the year was as follows:—
Occupation of Consumptive Persons.
Occupation. | Cases. | Deaths. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | |
Artist | 1 | - | 1 | - |
Baker, Biscuit-maker | 2 | - | 1 | — |
Blacksmith | 4 | - | - | — |
Bootmaker | 3 | - | 3 | — |
Bricklayer | 1 | - | — | — |
Builder | 3 | - | — | — |
Canvasser | — | _ | 1 | — |
Carpenter | 9 | - | — | — |
Chaffcutter | 1 | - | — | — |
Charwoman | _ | 12 | — | 3 |
Chauffeur | 4 | — | 1 | — |
Clerk | 16 | 2 | 5 | — |
Coachman, carman, stableman, or wife of | 13 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Coach painter | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Compositor | 3 | — | — | — |
Cripple | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Domestic servant | 5 | 40 | 1 | 9 |
Dressmaker, milliner, sempstress | — | 12 | — | 4 |
Electrician | 1 | — | — | — |
Engineer | — | — | 1 | — |
Errand boy | 3 | — | 1 | — |
Farmer | 1 | — | — | — |
Farrier | 2 | — | 1 | — |
Furniture porter | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Gas stoker | 2 | — | 1 | — |
Gunsmith | 1 | — | — | — |
Handyman | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Harness maker | 2 | — | 1 | — |
Hawker, general dealer, costermonger | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
House painter | 5 | — | 5 | — |
Infant | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
Insurance agent | 1 | — | - | - |
Iron driller | 1 | — | — | — |
Labourer | 27 | — | 9 | — |
Lampngrner | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Laundry work | — | 21 | 1 | 11 |
Living on own means | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
Lodging house keeper | — | 1 | — | — |
Medical student | 2 | — | — | — |
Milkman | — | — | 2 | — |
Musician | 1 | — | 2 | — |
Navvy | 1 | — | — | — |
Newsvendor | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Nun | — | 3 | — | 1 |
Nurse—asylum, hospital, monthly | — | 2 | — | 1 |
Paperhanger | — | — | 1 | — |
Pastry cook | — | — | 1 | — |
Persons in asylums, common lodging houses, etc. | 10 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
Pianokey maker | — | — | 1 | — |
Plasterer | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Plumber | 8 | — | — | — |
Police constable | 3 | — | — | — |
Porter—coal, shop, railway, etc. | 5 | — | 3 | — |
Printer or printer's apprentice | 3 | — | 1 | — |
Publican, potman | 3 | — | 1 | — |