London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Woolwich 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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Occupations. (Summarised from Census Table 35.)
| 1. | Soldiers | 5039 |
| 2. | Navy and other Government Services | 2290 |
| 3. | Professions—Clerical, Legal, Medical | 284 |
| Teaching | 739 | |
| 4. | Art, Music, Drama, Literary, Scientific | 400 |
| 5. | Nurses, Midwives, &c. | 253 |
| 6. | Commercial—Clerks, Agents, &c. | 1356 |
| 7. | Building Trades, Paintmg, Plumbing, &c. | 3951 |
| 8. | Mechanics | 9881 |
| 9. | Workers in Chemicals and explosives | 1770 |
| 10. | Domestic Service, including Hotel, Laundry, Charing | 5038 |
| 11. | Conveyance, e.g., Railways, Porters, Cabmen, Dockhands | 2906 |
| 12. | General Labourers—approximately | 4221 |
| 13. | Drapers and workers and dealers in textile fabrics | 703 |
| 14. | Tailors, Dressmakers, Seamstresses | 2511 |
| 15. | Purveyors of Food, Grocers, &c. | 1897 |
| 16. | Drink Traffic | 932 |
| 17. | Pensioners without occupation | 453 |
| 18. | Retired from business (excluding Army, Navy, Church, Medical) | 992 |
| 19. | Living on own means | 962 |
There were 3532 domestic indoor servants of which 3472
were females.