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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
City of Westminster 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table XVII Contd.—Grouped Occupations of Females aged 10 Years and Upwards, with Causes of Death in 1904.
| Total Occupied and Un occupied Retired or Unoccupied... Engaged in Occupations, Unmarried | Population. | CAUSES OF DEATH. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unmarried. | Married or Widows. | Total at Census. | Total Deaths, 1904. | Infectious Diseases. | Septic. | Phthisis. | Other Tubercular. | Bronchitis. | Pneumonia. | Other Respiratory Diseases. | Alcoholism. | Cirrhosis of Liver. | Other Digestive Diseases. | Rheumatic Fever. | Valvular Diseases. | Other Circulatory Disea«es. | Insanity. | Other Nervous Diseases. | Cancer. | Diabetes. | Bright's Disease. | Suicide. | Accident. | Other Causes. | Old Age. | |
| 49,110 | 36,748 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12,537 | 26,933 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36,573 | 9,811 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional | 2,961 | 705 | 3,666 | 15 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Domestic indoor servants | 22,539 | 2,438 | 24,977 | 80 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Charwomen | 264 | 1,355 | 1,619 | 33 | -_ | _ | 10 | _ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 |
| Laundry, washing service, &c. | 921 | 1,437 | 2,352 | 10 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Gardeners, florists,&c. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Upholsterers | 113 | 71 | 184 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paper, prints, books, and stationery | 506 | 146 | 652 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Textile fabrics | 971 | 75 | 1,046 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |||||||||
| Tailoresses | 1,366 | 1,024 | 2,390 | 12 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Dressmakers, milliners. &e. | 3,927 | 1,372 | 5,299 | 57 | 4 | 1 | 8 | — | 11 | 2 | — | — | - | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 3 | |
| Eating- and lodging-house keepers and dealers in food | 598 | 564 | 620 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Inn and hotel service | 1,391 | 202 | 1,593 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| General dealers, &c | 294 | 243 | 537 | 10 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Others | 705 | 415 | 1,120 | 105 | 2 | - | 11 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | - | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 13 | - | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | I | 16 |