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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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 135
Occupation of Patient.
A.— Outdoor occupations—
Taxi, motor-car, motor-'bus and tramcar men (drivers, conductors,
motor men), chauffeurs (mechanical traction) 4
Carmen, carters, vanmen, &c. (horse traction) 16
Dock labourers, wharfingers, barge and lightermen, watermen 1
General labourers 35
Gardeners —
Artisans 11
Bricklayers 5
Other 20
B.— Indoor occupations—
Clerks 54
In Bakehouse 3
In other factories or workshops 41
In printing works 11
Tailors 4
Shop salesmen 27
On tube and underground railways (excluding clerks) 1
Soldiers 3
Bootmakers 3
Professional men, actors, dentists, scholars, &c. 9
Barmen and cellarmen 4
Domestic servants 4
Sons of labourers 30
Sons of artisans 11
Sons of clerks, travellers, tradesmen, &c. 10
Other 15