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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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The following table shows the occupations of the 75 people who died from cancer during the year 1938:—
| Male.* | Female. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Accountant | 1 | Wives | 27 |
| Boiler Foreman | 1 | Widows | 14 |
| Cabinet Maker | 1 | Spinsters | 2 |
| Carpenter | 1 | ||
| Clerks | 1 | ||
| Fitter | 1 | ||
| Glass Blowers | |||
| Glazier | 1 | ||
| Hotel Porter | 1 | ||
| Labourers | 5 | ||
| Lighterman | 1 | ||
| Loco Drivers | 2 | ||
| Lorry Driver | 1 | ||
| Meat Carver | 1 | ||
| Night Watchman | 1 | ||
| Painters | 2 | ||
| Platelayer | 1 | ||
| Police Constable | 1 | ||
| Pump Attendant | 1 | ||
| Salesmen | 2 | ||
| Scaffolder | 1 | ||
| Warehouseman | 1 | ||
| 32 | 43 | ||
* Where the person had retired, his occupation prior
to his retirement is given.