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 Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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OCCUPATIONS OF APPLICANTS.
Male. | Female. | ||
---|---|---|---|
Building trades | *717 | Charwomen | 30 |
Wood workers | 7 | Seamstresses | 11 |
Metal workers | 24 | Domestics | 3 |
Locomotive and transport | 43 | Nursing | 3 |
Printing and paper trades | 2 | Laundry workers | 3 |
Dress | 5 | Hawker | 1 |
Food and drink | 13 | ||
Dealers and clerks | 28 | ||
Service (various) | 17 | ||
Unclassified | 54 | ||
910 | 51 |
*Includes 486 general labourers.
CONDITION OF APPLICANTS.
Married. | Single. | Widowers. | Widows. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male:— | 746 | 126 | 38 | — | = | 910 |
Female | 14 | — | 28 | = | 51 | |
961 |
SIZE OF FAMILIES.
Average number of children living at home | 2.84 | ||||
Average number of children under 14 years living at home... | 2.44 | ||||
174 families with no children | |||||
259 families with 1 or 2 children | 33.04 per cent. | ||||
219 families with 3 or 4 children | 27.93 per cent. | ||||
112 families with 5 or 6 children | 14.28 per cent. | ||||
20 families with 7 or 8 children | 2.55 per cent. | ||||
100.00 per cent. |