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
City of Westminster 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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| Occupation. | Adult Males. | Wives and Children of. | Occupation. | Adult Males. | Wives and Children of. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic Services or Offices— | Printers, Stationers, &c.— | ||||
| Cooks (male) | 23 | 8 | Compositors, printers | 35 | 13 |
| Other Male servants | 26 | 12 | Machine rulers | 1 | — |
| Coachmen | 26 | 22 | Relief stampers | 1 | — |
| Gardeners | 4 | 4 | Print colorers | 2 | — |
| Waiters, carvers | 66 | 19 | Bookbinders | 4 | 2 |
| Billiard markers | 3 | 1 | Circular folders | 1 | — |
| Hall and hotel porters, and messengers | 41 | 18 | Ticket writers | 1 | — |
| Publishers' assistants | 2 | — | |||
| Bath, lavatory, and office attendants and cleaners | 5 | 2 | Booksellers | 1 | 2 |
| Newsvendors | 20 | 3 | |||
| Caretakers | 4 | 1 | Paper bag maker | — | 1 |
| Conveyances of Men and Goods— | Dress— | ||||
| Halters | 1 | 1 | |||
| Railway porters | 9 | 6 | Tailors | 56 | 39 |
| Cab, 'bus and motor drivers | 18 | 18 | Collar cutter | 1 | 1 |
| Carmen | 28 | 29 | Shoemakers and leather workers | 34 | 12 |
| 'Bus conductors | 3 | 2 | |||
| Stablemen, grooms | 61 | 22 | Hairdressers | 5 | 3 |
| Carriage and cab attendants | 4 | — | Stickmounters | — | 1 |
| General porters | 52 | 29 | Dyer | 1 | — |
| Sailors | 2 | 4 | Drapers | 2 | — |
| Lightermen | 5 | 2 | Food, Tobacco, Drink, and Lodging— | ||
| Shop porters | 22 | 2 | |||
| Market porters | 34 | 6 | Dairymen | 2 | 3 |
| Drapers and tailors' porters | 7 | — | Butchers | 5 | 4 |
| Warehousemen and packers | 32 | 21 | Bakers | 7 | 3 |
| Metals, Machines, Implements and Conveyances— | Fishmongers | 3 | 2 | ||
| Provision merchants and grocers | 10 | 5 | |||
| Metal workers | 26 | 16 | |||
| Coach builders | 1 | 5 | Ice cream vendors | 1 | — |
| Lamp maker | — | 1 | Brewer | 1 | — |
| Precious Metals, Instruments, Games— | Lodging house and chambers keepers | 16 | 7 | ||
| Silversmiths and refiners | 11 | 3 | Coffee house keepers | — | 1 |
| Instrument makers | 4 | 1 | Lodging house deputies | 4 | - |
| Clock and watchmakers | 1 | 1 | Licensed victuallers | 8 | 2 |
| Tennis racquet makers | — | 1 | Barmen, potmen, cellarman | 44 | 18 |
| Building, &c.— | Mineral water bottler | 1 | — | ||
| Builders and masons | 31 | 8 | Tobacconists | 2 | — |
| Carpenters | 17 | 22 | General Workers and Dealers— | ||
| Scatfolders | 3 | 1 | |||
| Plasterers | 1 | 4 | Shopkeepers | 34 | 23 |
| House painters | 36 | 13 | Hawkers | 48 | 11 |
| Glaziers, paperhangers | 4 | 2 | Firemen, engine drivers | 1 | 4 |
| Plumbers and gasfitters | 15 | 3 | Stokers | 4 | 2 |
| Wood, Furniture, Fittings, &c.— | Chimney sweeps | H / | 4 | ||
| Modeller | 1 | — | |||
| Furniture makers | 6 | 5 | Window cleaners | 5 | 1 |
| French polishers | 4 | 3 | Bottle labelled | 1 | — |
| Upholsterers | 5 | 6 | Superintendents | — | 1 |
| Glass— | Scene shifters, | 13 | 3 | ||
| Glass blower | 2 | — | Basket makers | — | 1 |
| Skins, Leather, &c.— | Brush makers | 1 | 1 | ||
| Trunk maker | 2 | — | Gasworkers | — | a |
| Saddler | 1 | 3 | Labourers | 166 | 87 |
| Tarpaulin maker | 1 | Wood chopper | — | 1 | |
| Shoeblack | 1 | — | |||
| Blacklead maker | 1 |