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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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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
PREVIOUS OCCUPATION OF PERSONS WHO DIED FROM CONSUMPTION.
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clerks | 22 | 1 | 23 |
| Labourers | 22 | — | 22 |
| Shop Salesmen | 9 | — | 9 |
| Painters | 8 | — | 8 |
| Mechanical Engineers | 5 | — | 5 |
| Commercial Travellers | 4 | — | 4 |
| Domestic Servants | — | 4 | 4 |
| Bricklayers | 3 | — | 3 |
| Carmen | 3 | — | 3 |
| Porters | 3 | — | 3 |
| School Teachers | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Waiters | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bootmakers | 2 | — | 2 |
| Butchers | 2 | — | 2 |
| Butlers | 2 | — | 2 |
| Carpenters | 2 | — | 2 |
| Dressmakers | — | 2 | 2 |
| Gas Fitters | 2 | — | 2 |
| Grooms | 2 | — | 2 |
| Hairdressers | 2 | — | 2 |
| Motor Drivers | 2 | — | 2 |
| Potmen | 2 | — | 2 |
| Stationers | 2 | — | 2 |
| Stokers | 2 | — | 2 |
| Army Pensioner | 1 | — | 1 |
| Baker | 1 | — | 1 |
| Barmaid | — | 1 | 1 |
| Broker | 1 | — | 1 |
| Cardboard Box Maker | 1 | — | 1 |
| Carried forward | 69 | 10 | 79 |
Of the total number of males who died, viz.:—162, the occupation
of 149 is stated, nine were children and four had no
occupation.
As in previous years clerks and labourers head the list, 23
deaths having occurred among the former, one of which was a
female, and 22 among the latter class.
Among females, of 111 deaths, 14 only were engaged in some
occupation, four having been domestic servants. 17 had been
widows, wives or daughters of artisans, 26 of the labouring class,
17 of travellers or clerks, eight were children, and 27 had no
occupation.