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City of Westminster 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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rate now existing further measures are necessary. But before
these can be put into operation it is necessary to know where the
present cases are. On a very low estimate there are probably 1,200
to 1,500 adult persons in the City of Westminster who are suffering
from phthisis, besides children.
I have made an analysis of the occupations of those persons who
died in 1901, and it is evident from the position in life which many
of them occupied, that they must have been unable to carry out
those precautions which are necessary to prevent them being
sources of infection to their families and those with whom they
worked.
Occupations of Adult Persons who died from Tubercular Disease in 1901, and Place of Death.
| Occupation. | Died at home. | In Hospital. | In Infirmary. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | ||||
| Tailors | 2 | — | 4 | 6 |
| Collar cutter | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Upholsterers | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Hatter | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Leather workers | 5 | — | 3 | 8 |
| Print colorer | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Bookbinder | 1 | _ | _ | 1 |
| Circular folder | — | _ | 1 | 1 |
| Bookseller | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Belief stamper | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Compositors, Printer | 4 | 1 | — | 5 |
| Machine ruler | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Newsvendors | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Ticket writer | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| House painters | — | 5 | 9 | |
| Paperhanger | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Builders, masons | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Chimney sweep | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Plumbers and gasfitters | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Modeller | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Carpenters | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Scene shifters, &c. | 4 | — | 2 | 6 |
| Coachmen | 5 | — | 1 | 6 |
| Carmen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Stablemen, grooms | — | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Cooks (male) | — | — | 4 | 4 |
| Male servants | 3 | — | 1 | 4 |
| Waiters | — | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Barmen, Potmen | 2 | — | 3 | 5 |
| Billiard marker | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Ice cream vendor | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Butchers, greengrocers, fishmongers, and chemists | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| Hawkers | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| Labourers | 7 | — | 8 | 15 |
| Warehousemen and packers | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Porters | 4 | 3 | 15 | 22 |