Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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.