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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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T able T.9—
| Mass Radiography—1955 | |||||||||||||||
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| Registrar-Generals Short Classification of Employment | Population mid 1951 | Tuberculosis Notifications | Number examined | Cases of tuberculosis found | |||||||||||
| Males | Females | 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 | Number | Rate † per 1,000 | Number | Rate † per 1,000 | ||
| 1. Fishermen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |||
| 2. Agriculture, horticulture, etc. | 4,500 | 400 | 11 (3) | 2.4 | — | — | 300 | 67 | 20 | 50 | 6.7 | — | — | ||
| 3. Mining, Quarrying occupations | — | — | 1 | .. | — | .. | 30 | — | — | — | 3 | 100.0 | — | — | |
| 4. Non.metalliferous mining products | 3,700 | 1,700 | 5 | 1.4 | — | — | 580 | 157 | 330 | 194 | 6 | 10.3 | — | — | |
| 5. Coal, gas, coke, chemical workers | 6,300 | 600 | 7 | 11 | — | — | 680 | 108 | 150 | 250 | 3 | 4.4 | — | — | |
| 6. Metalwork, engineering | 131,800 | 15,000 | 179(12) | 1.4 | 8(1) | 0.5 | 22,660 | 172 | 2,130 | 142 | 99 | 4.4 | 14 | 6.6 | |
| 7. Textile workers | 1,000 | 1,600 | 2 | 2.0 | 3 (1) | 1.9 | 70 | 70 | 240 | 150 | — | — | 2 | 8.3 | |
| 8. Tanners, leatherworkers, etc. | 6,700 | 5,000 | 11 | 1.6 | 4(1) | 0.8 | 570 | 85 | 440 | 88 | 3 | 5.3 | 2 | 4.5 | |
| 9. Textile goods and dressmakers | 26,500 | 70,600 | 37 (2) | 1.4 | 68 (9) | 1.0 | 1,640 | 62 | 4,310 | 61 | 11 | 6.7 | 22 | 5.1 | |
| 9. Textile goods and dressmakers | 11,200 | 8,200 | 10 (1) | 0.9 | 5 | 0.6 | 2,320 | 207 | 1,550 | 189 | 13 | 5.6 | 6 | 3.9 | |
| 10. Food, drinks, tobacco makers | 36,100 | 1,100 | 33 (3) | 0.9 | 2 | 1.8 | 3,650 | 101 | 130 | 118 | 19 | 5.2 | — | — | |
| 11. Wood, cane, corkworkers | 24,500 | 13,700 | 26 | 11 | 7(1) | 0.5 | 3,540 | 144 | 1,350 | 99 | 26 | 7.3 | 4 | 3.0 | |
| 12. Papermakers, bookbinders, printers | 7.200 | 5,700 | 8 | 11 | 4 (2) | 0.7 | 810 | 113 | 510 | 89 | 2 | 2.5 | 1 | 2.0 | |
| 13. Other products (plastics, etc.) | 66,700 | — | 48 (2) | 0.7 | 1 | — | 3,170 | 48 | — | — | 23 | 7.3 | — | — | |
| 14. Builders and contractors | 35,500 | 1,300 | 37 (1) | 10 | — | — | 2,150 | 61 | 150 | 115 | 18 | 8.4 | 2 | 13.3 | |
| 15. Painters and decorators | 32,200 | 7,700 | 7 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.3 | 2,210 | 69 | 750 | 97 | 9 | 4.1 | 1 | 1.3 | |
| 16. Administrators, directors, managers | 162,400 | 16,500 | 235(9) | 1.4 | 12(3) | 0.7 | 11,320 | 70 | 3,450 | 209 | 109 | 9.6 | 11 | 3.2 | |
| 17. Transport and communications | 107,700 | 60,600 | 119(9) | 11 | 76(5) | 1.3 | 6,420 | 60 | 3,840 | 63 | 44 | 6.9 | 27 | 7.0 | |
| 18. Finance, insurance, commerce | 61,200 | 54,700 | 61 (1) | 1.0 | 60 (9) | 1.1 | 9,680 | 158 | 10,360 | 189 | 31 ‡ | 3.2 | 26‡‡ | 2.5 | |
| 20. Defence services | 40,300 | 1,200 | 57(2) | 1.4 | 1 | 0.8 | 1,940 | 48 | 60 | 50 | 10 | 5.2 | — | — | |
| 21. Entertainment and sport | 12,300 | 5,600 | 11 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.5 | 820 | 67 | 310 | 55 | 3 | 3.7 | 1 | 3.2 | |
| 22. Personal services (hotels, etc.) | 75,700 | 193,500 | 137(7) | 1.8 | 141 (15) | 0.7 | 3,810 | 50 | 12,000 | 62 | 56 | 14.7 | 70 | 5.8 | |
| 23. Clerks, typists, etc. | 94,900 | 167,300 | 174(3) | 1.8 | 212 (15) | 1.3 | 22,960 | 242 | 33,980 | 203 | 98 | 4.3 | 122 | 3.6 | |
| 24. Packers, warehousemen, etc. | 41,100 | 22,200 | 62 (4) | 1.5 | 19(1) | 0.9 | 5,360 | 130 | 2,590 | 117 | 39 | 7.3 | 16 | 6.2 | |
| 25. Stationary engine drivers, stokers | 10,700 | — | 19(1) | 1.8 | 1 | 1,360 | 127 | 10 | — | 14 | 10.3 | — | — | ||
| 26. Unskilled workers (not elsewhere specified) | 74,500 | 28,800 | 228(18) | 31 | 46(5) | 1.6 | 11,630 | 156 | 6,470 | 225 | 116 | 10.0 | 37 | 5.7 | |
| 27. Other and undefined workers | 11,400 | 2,200 | 24 (2) | 21 | 13(1) | 5.9 | 1,450 | 127 | 320 | 145 | 14 | 9.7 | 3 | 9.4 | |
| Total (1.27) | 1,086,100 | 685,200 | 1,549 (80) | 1.4 | 688 (69) | 1.0 | 121,130 | 112 | 85,450 | 125 | 771 | 6.4 | 367 | 4.3 | |
| 28. | Housewives | .. | .. | .. | .. | 692 (77) | .. | .. | .. | 22,660 | .. | .. | .. | 144 | 6.4 |
| Unemployed | .. | .. | 418 (24) | 103 (11) | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Retired | 83,000 | 32.300 | 201 (7) | 2.4 | 40 (5) | 1.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Students | .. | .. | 41 (5) | 16 | 9,610 | — | 8,110 | 29 | 3.0 | 19 | 2.3 | ||||
| Children under 15 | 338,200 | 323,200 | 208(38) | 0.6 | 212 (41) | 0.7 | 6,240 | 18 | 5,340 | 17 | 10 | 1.6 | 17 | 3.2 | |
Note.—Numbers in brackets are non-pulmonary cases included in the total.
* Rates based on 1951 population census distribution.
†Rates per 1,000 examined.
Notifications are based on weekly (uncorrected) notifications and therefore differ by 46 from the Reg. Gen. Total (Table T.r).
‡ ncludes 8 cases of teachers out of 2,300 examined.
‡‡ udes 8 cases of teachers out of 3,800 examined.
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