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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
Barking 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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The following table shows the occupations of the 86 people who died from cancer during the year 1937
| *Male. | Female. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Brewery Stoker | 1 | Wives | 30 |
| Cafe Proprietor | 1 | Spinsters | 1 |
| Car Examiner | 1 | Widows | 8 |
| Carpenter | 1 | Children | 2 |
| Chemical Workers | 2 | ||
| Fitters | 3 | ||
| Gas-work Workers | 5 | ||
| House Decorator | 1 | ||
| Labourers | 10 | ||
| Master Cooper | 1 | ||
| Night Watchman | 1 | ||
| Painter | 1 | ||
| Park-keeper | 1 | ||
| Plumber | 1 | ||
| Police Constables | 2 | ||
| Printer's Assistant | 1 | ||
| Private-hire Car Owner | 1 | ||
| Railway Inspector | 1 | ||
| Road Foreman | 1 | ||
| Rubber Worker | 1 | ||
| Schoolmasters | 2 | ||
| Stone Breaker | 1 | ||
| Stevedore | 1 | ||
| Tackleman | 1 | ||
| Telephone Operator | 1 | ||
| Tram Driver | 1 | ||
| Warehouseman | 1 | ||
| 45 | 41 |
* Where the person had retired, his occupation prior to his retirement is given.