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Woolwich 1905

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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Workshop 14 Ship 1.
Public House 13 School 1.
India 1 Home 1.
Army 4 Employer 1.
Restaurant 1 Office 3.
Undetermined 61.
86. Of the 51 adults as to whom information was obtained,
3 were stated to be teetotallers, 32 temperate, and 6 intemperate.
Of the houses of notified consumptives, 9 were to some extent
dirty, 3 had damp walls, and 3 had dark rooms.

Age distribution: The following table gives the age of notified cases:—

0—11—55—1515—2525—4545—65over 65
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Sex: 92 were males and 53 females.
87. Occupation.—Of the 92 notified males, 36 were Arsenal
employees, of whom 11 were labourers. The departments and
workshops affected are as follows:—
Royal Laboratory 10
Danger Buildings 6
Royal Carriage Dept. 6
Royal Gun Factory 1
Army Ordnance Dept. 4
Building Works' Dept. 4
Torpedo Factory 3
Central Office 2
Naval Ordnance Dept. 1
Royal Dockyard 1
Eleven outside the Arsenal were labourers, three soldiers, three
clerks, three fishmongers, two carmen; the remainder included a
potman, house decorator, tailor, policeman, milk carrier, errand