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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
London County Council 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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| Registrar-Central's Short Classification of Employment | Population mid 1951 | Tuberculosis Notifications— 1951 | Tuberculosis Notifications—1953 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | ||||||||
| Males | Females | Number | Rate per 1,000 | Number | Rate per 1,000 | Number | Rate per* 1,000 | Number | Rate per* 1,000 | ||
| 1. | Fishermen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2. | Agriculture, horticulture, etc. | 4,500 | 400 | 8 | 1.8 | 1 | 2.5 | 10 | 2.2 | 2 | 5.0 |
| 3. | Mining, quarrying occupations | — | — | 2 (1) | — | — | .. | — | — | — | — |
| 4. | Non-metalliferous mining products | 3,700 | 1,700 | 10 (1) | 2.7 | 2 | 1.2 | 9 (1) | 2.4 | 2 (1) | 1.2 |
| 5. | Coal, gas, coke, chemical workers | 6,300 | 600 | 2 | 0.3 | — | — | 7 | 1.1 | — | — |
| 6. | Metalwork, engineering | 131,800 | 15,000 | 245 (12) | 1.9 | 16(2) | 1.1 | 258 (8) | 2.0 | 16 | 1.1 |
| 7. | Textile workers | 1,000 | 1,600 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 0.6 | 4 | 4.0 | 2 (1) | 1.3 |
| 8. | Tanners, leatherworkers, etc. | 6,700 | 5,000 | 14 | 2.1 | 5 | 1.0 | 19 | 2.8 | 8 | 1.6 |
| 9. | Textile goods and dressmakers | 26,500 | 70,600 | 45 (2) | 1.7 | 117 (13) | 1.7 | 42 (2) | 1.6 | 96 (12) | 1.4 |
| 10. | Food, drinks, tobacco makers | 11,200 | 8,200 | 30 (2) | 2.7 | 10 | 1.2 | 22 (1) | 2.0 | 7 | 0.9 |
| 11. | Wood, cane, corkworkers | 36,100 | 1,100 | 64 (1) | 1.8 | 2 | 1.8 | 41 (4) | 1.1 | — | — |
| 12. | Papermakers, bookbinders, printers | 24,500 | 13,700 | 36 (2) | 1.5 | 12 | 0.9 | 24 (1) | 1.0 | 18(1) | 1.3 |
| 13. | Other products (plastics, etc.) | 7,200 | 5,700 | 12 (1) | 1.7 | 2 | 0.4 | 10 | 1.4 | 5 | 0.9 |
| 14. | Builders and contractors | 66,700 | — | 73 (7) | 1.1 | — | — | 173 (7) | 2.6 | 2 | — |
| 15. | Painters and decorators | 35,500 | 1,300 | 74 (3) | 2.1 | 1 | 0.8 | 61 | 1.7 | 2(1) | 1.5 |
| 16. | Administrators, directors, managers, | 32,200 | 7,700 | 8 | 0.2 | — | — | 17 (1) | 0.5 | — | — |
| 17. | Transport and communications | 162,400 | 16,500 | 287 (16) | 1.8 | 35(4) | 2.1 | 289 (17) | 1.8 | 31 (4) | 1.9 |
| 18. | Finance, insurance, commerce | 107,700 | 60,600 | 148(1) | 1.4 | 88 (11) | 1.5 | 156 (3) | 1.4 | 69 (5) | 1.1 |
| 19. | Professional and technical | 61,200 | 54,700 | 94 (6) | 1.5 | 112(8) | 2.0 | 103 (4) | 1.7 | 87 (6) | 1.6 |
| 20. | Defence services | 40,300 | 1,200 | 96 (3) | 2.4 | 2 | 1.7 | 86 (3) | 2.1 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 21. | Entertainment and sport | 12,300 | 5,600 | 27 (1) | 2.2 | 9(1) | 1.6 | 28 (1) | 2.3 | 9 | 1.6 |
| 22. | Personal services (hotels, etc.) | 75,700 | 193,500 | 218 (10) | 2.9 | 211 (17) | 1.1 | 181 (7) | 2.4 | 173 (23) | 0.9 |
| 23. | Clerks, typists, etc. | 94,900 | 167,300 | 261 (10) | 2.8 | 307 (21) | 1.8 | 219 (13) | 2.3 | 284 (21) | 1.7 |
| 24. | Packers, warehousemen, etc. | 41,100 | 22,200 | 69 (1) | 1.7 | 29 (2) | 1.3 | 61 (4) | 1.5 | 16(3) | 0.7 |
| 25. | Stationary engine drivers, stokers | 10,700 | — | 35 (2) | 3.3 | — | — | 18(1) | 1.7 | — | — |
| 26. | Unskilled workers (not elsewhere specified) | 74,500 | 28,800 | 202 (18) | 2.7 | 51 (4) | 1.8 | 152 (7) | 2.0 | 49(5) | 1.7 |
| 27. | Other and undefined workers | 11,400 | 2,200 | 95 (8) | 8.3 | 16(3) | 7.3 | 16 (1) | 1.4 | 3 | 1.4 |
| Total (1.27) | 1,086,100 | 685,200 | 2,157 (106) | 2.0 | 1,029 (86) | 1.5 | 2,006 (86) | 1.8 | 883 (83) | 1.3 | |
| 28. | Housewives | — | .. | — | — | 743 (83) | .. | — | — | 742 (71) | .. |
| Unemployed | .. | .. | 414 (17) | .. | 230 (31) | .. | 434 | .. | 239 (30) | .. | |
| Retired | 83,000 | 32,300 | 171 (9) | 2.1 | 36 (4) | 1.1 | 190 | 2.3 | 51 (12) | 1.6 | |
| Students | .. | .. | 29(5) | .. | 23(4) | .. | 37 | .. | 22 (3) | .. | |
| Children under 15 | 338,200 | 323,200 | 382 (92) | 1.1 | 355 (87) | 1.1 | 304 | 0.9 | 293 (55) | 0.9 | |
Note.—Numbers in brackets are non-pulmonary cases included in the total.
* Rates based on 1951 population distribution.