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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 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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OCCUPATIONS OF APPLICANTS REGISTERED.
MEN.
| Building Trades. | Iron Fixer | 1 | ||
| Bricklayers | 71 | Copper Plate Maker | 1 | |
| Electricians | 2 | |||
| Masons | 11 | Electrical Wiremen | 2 | |
| Plasterers | 40 | |||
| Machinists | 5 | |||
| Carpenters | 43 | Rivetters | 2 | |
| Painters | 171 | |||
| Labourers:— | ||||
| Plumbers | 5 | |||
| Scaffolders | 6 | Fitters' | 4 | |
| N avvies | 9 | Engineers' | 1 | |
| Handymen | 21 | Wiremen's | 1 | |
| 43 | ||||
| Gas Fitters | 5 | |||
| Lath Renders | 6 | Printing. | ||
| Slaters | 2 | |||
| Pointers | 3 | Compositors | 2 | |
| Paper Hangers | 2 | Printers | 2 | |
| Marble Mason | 1 | Bookbinder | 1 | |
| Marble Polisher | 1 | 5 | ||
| Stone Sawyer | 1 | |||
| Labourers:— | Dress. | |||
| Bricklayers' | 13 | Bootmaker | 1 | |
| 'Slaters' | 2 | Boot Finishers | 2 | |
| Masons' | 3 | Boot Repairers | 3 | |
| Painters' | 29 | - | 6 | |
| Plumbers' Mates | 3 | |||
| Plasterers' | 1 | Wood Workers. | ||
| 449 Cabinet Makers | 3 | |||
| French Polisher | 1 | |||
| Upholsterer | 1 | |||
| Engineering and Machine Making, and Metals. | Carriage Painters | 2 | ||
| - | 7 | |||
| Blacksmiths | 8 | |||
| Hammermen | 6 | Sundry Manufactures. | ||
| Fitters and Turners | 4 | Blind Maker | 1 | |
| Brass Finishers | 2 | Cycle Makers | 2 | |
| Engineers | 3 | Firework Makers | 2 | |
| Iron Moulder | 1 | Brush Maker | 1 | |
CONDITION AS TO MARRIAGE.
Men.
Women.
Married
1,261
9
Single
91
6
Widowers
43
—
Widows
—
14
1.395
29
SIZE OF FAMILIES.
Families with no children under 14 living at home
230
„ ,, 1 child „ „
207
„ „ 2 children „ „
234
„ „ 3 „ „ „
23S
„ „ 4 „ „ „
185
„ „ 5 „ „ „
135
„ „ 6 or more „ „
101
1.327