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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
Finchley 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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The following particulars as to the chief occupations
of Finchley residents are extracted from the Census report
for 1921:—
Males Over 12.
| Total occupied | 13,253 |
| Agricultural Occupations | 621 |
| Metal Workers | 841 |
| Electrical Apparatus—Workers and Fitters | 253 |
| Makers of Textile Goods and Articles of Dress | 230 |
| Workers in Wood and Furniture | 535 |
| Paper Workers, Printers, etc. | 293 |
| Builders, Bricklayers, etc. | 594 |
| Painters and Decorators | 314 |
| Transport Workers | 1,428 |
| Commercial, Finance and Insurance Occupations | 2,591 |
| Public Administration and Defence | 758 |
| Professional Occupations | 890 |
| Personal Service | 328 |
| Clerks, Draughtsmen, Typists | 1,866 |
| Other and Undefined Workers | 702 |
| Females Over 12. | |
| Total occupied | 7.448 |
| Makers of Textile Goods and Articles of Dress | 465 |
| Commercial, Finance and Insurance Occupations | 658 |
| Public Administration and Defence | 256 |
| Professional Occupations | 898 |
| Personal Service | 3.227 |
| Clerks, Typists | 1.304 |
| Other and Undefined Workers | 539 |
There has been no evidence to show that any particular
occupation has had a prejudicial effect on the public health ;
conditions as to housing are dealt with later on in the report.
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