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habitual drinker, and temperate, not a drunkard, but even as
the figures stand, it is a striking fact that 33 per cent. or one
third of consumptives should be intemperate according to their
own or their friends admission.
88. Of the houses of notified consumptives, 16 were to some
extent dirty, 4 had damp walls, and 2 dark rooms.

In proportion to numbers living, the largest number of notifications
was between the ages 45—65.
90. Sex—The males notified were 112, and the females 55.
91. Occupation.—Of the 112 notified males, 57 or more than
one-half were Arsenal employees, of whom 23 were labourers.
The departments and workshops affected are as follows:—
Royal Laboratory (27) including—
Wheelwright's shop 1
Main Factory 1
Electric Branch 1
Rifle Shell Foundry 2
No. 2 Cartridge Factory 2
No. 2 Danger Buildings 2
Primer Branch l
Fuse Branch 4
No. 9 Magazine 1
Detonating Factory 1
Cordite Factory 1