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
Lewisham 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Census Table.—
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| 3. Medical- | |||||
| Physicians, Surgeons, Registered Practitioners | 131 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Midwives, Sick Nurses, Invalid Attendants | 5 | 464 | 105 | 141 | 710 |
| Others | 90 | 17 | 1 | — | 18 |
| 4 Teaching | 094 | 1148 | 183 | 31 | 1302 |
| 5. Literary, Scientific and Political | 282 | 63 | 4 | 1 | 68 |
| 6. Engineers and Surveyors | 194 | — | — | — | — |
| 7 and 8. Art, Music, Drama, &c. IV.—Domestic Offices or Services. | 787. | 411 | 47 | 23 | 481 |
| 1. Domestic Indoor Service— | |||||
| In Hotels, Lodging and Eating Houses | 13 | 120 | 7 | 4 | 137 |
| Other Domestic Indoor Servants | 98 | 8390 | 233 | 461 | 9084 |
| 2. Domestic Outdoor Service | 573 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3. Other Service— | |||||
| Hospital, Institution and Benevolent Society Service | 99 | 178 | 8 | 15 | 201 |
| Day Girls, Day Servants | — | 368 | 7 | 8 | 383 |
| Charwomen | — | 122 | 202 | 256 | 580 |
| Laundry Workers, Washers, Ironers, Manglers, &c. | 130 | 563 | 406 | 245 | 1214 |
| Others | 419 | 42 | 90 | 55 | 187 |
| V.—Commercial Occupations. | |||||
| 1. Merchants, Agents and Accountants | 2319 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 33 |
| 2. Commercial or Business Clerks | 5463 | 1019 | 17 | 13 | 1649 |
| 3 and 4. Dealers in Money, Insurance | 2063 | 142 | — | 2 | 144 |
| VI.—Conveyance of Men, Goods and Messages. | |||||
| 1. On Railways | 1483 | 12 | — | 11 | 23 |
| 2. On Roads— | |||||
| Coachmen (not Domestic), Cabmen | 177 | — | — | — | — |
| Horsekeepers, Grooms, Stablemen (not Domestic) | 148 | — | — | — | — |
| Motor Car Drivers (not Domestic), Motor Cab, Motor Van, &c., Drivers | 87 | — | — | — | — |
| Carmen, Carriers, Carters, Wagoners (not Farm) | 995 | — | — | — | — |
| Van, &c., Guard Boys | 54 | — | — | — | — |
| Others | 495 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 18 |