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
Wandsworth 1906
[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. | |||||