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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
Acton 1916
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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1916
16
Occupations.
| Males. | Males. | Females. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labourer | 18 | Glazier | 1 | Laundress | 7 |
| Clerk | 8 | Engineer | 1 | Domestic servant | 3 |
| Discharged soldier | 3 | Motor bus driver | 1 | Typist | |
| Brush maker | 2 | Glass blower | 1 | Grocer's assistant | 1 |
| Sword grinder | 2 | Caretaker | 1 | Munition worker | 1 |
| Munition worker | 2 | Motor cab driver | 1 | Dressmaker | 1 |
| Royal Flying Corps | 1 | Printer | 1 | Milliner | 1 |
| Clergyman | 1 | Silversmith | 1 | Machinest | 1 |
| Coal merchants' manager | 1 | Map mounter | 1 | Housekeeper | 1 |
| Church organ builder | 1 | Tovmaker | 1 | ||
| French polisher | 1 | Telephonist | 1 | ||
| Gold miner | 1 | Piano tuner | 1 | Shop assistant | 1 |
| Pedlar | 1 | Frame maker | 1 | School girl | 2 |
| Rag and bone dealer | 1 | Toolmaker | 1 | Not any | |
| Pensioned postman | 1 | Wheelwright | 1 | Unknown | 1 |
| Tailor | 1 | Laundryman | 1 | ||
| Newsagent | 1 | Bootmaker | 1 | ||
| Manufacturing agent | 1 | Brass finisher | 1 | ||
| Railway porter | 1 | Gardener | 1 | ||
| Photographer | 1 | Journalist | 1 | ||
| Greengrocer | 1 | Schoolboy | 2 | ||
| Shop Assistant | 1 | Fitter | 1 | ||
| Railway carman | 1 | Chemist's assistant | 1 | ||
| Shipping agent | 1 | Provision dealer | 1 | ||
| Coach painter | 1 | Poultry farm manager | 1 | ||
| Stoker | 1 | ||||
| Timekeeper | 1 | Engineer turner | 1 | ||
| Storekeeper | 1 | Not known | 4 | ||
B.—Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
Males—18. Females—8
Situation of Disease.
| Males. | Females. | ||
| Hip | 4 | Glands of neck | 2 |
| Spine | 3 | Intestine | 2 |
| Glands of neck | 3 | Peritoneum | 1 |
| Meninges | 2 | Throat | 1 |
| Hip and spine | 1 | Meninges | 1 |
| Finger | 1 | Hip | 1 |
| Skin | 1 | ||
| Pericardium | 1 | ||
| Peritoneum and Lungs | 1 | ||
| Miliary Tuberculosis | 1 | ||