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
Fulham 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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| Males. | Females. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unmarried. | Married or Widows. | ||
| I. General or Local Government ok the Country. | |||
| 1. National Government | 1,050 | 80 | 7 |
| 2. Local Government | 487 | 67 | 16 |
| II. Defence ok the Country. | |||
| 1. Army (at home) | 250 | ... | ... |
| 2. Navy and Marines (ashore and in port) | 35 | ... | |
| III.- Professional Occupations and their Subordinate Services. | |||
| Clerical- | |||
| 1. Clergymen, priests, ministers | 93 | ... | ... |
| Monks, nuns, scripture readers; church cemetery officers, &c. | 53 | 45 | 4 |
| 2. Legal- | |||
| Barristers, solicitors | 131 | ||
| Law clerks | 289 | ... | 1 |
| 3. Medical- | |||
| Physicians, surgeons, general practitioners | 115 | 2 | ... |
| Midwives | ... | 8 | 9 |
| Sick nurses, invalid attendants | 7 | 256 | 254 |
| Others | 75 | 15 | 9 |
| 4. Teaching | 287 | 523 | 85 |
| 5. Literary and scientific | 204 | 38 | 11 |
| 6. Engineers and surveyors | 135 | ... | ... |
| 7 & 8. Art, music, drama, &c. | 944 | 358 | 163 |
| IV.— Domestic Offices or Services. | |||
| 1. Domestic indoor service— | |||
| In hotels, lodging, and eating houses | 92 | 16 | 5 |
| Other domestic indoor servants | 368 | 4,986 | 618 |
| 2. Domestic outdoor service | 220 | ... | ... |
| 3. Other service | |||
| Charwomen | ... | 85 | 453 |
| Laundry and washing service | 160 | 1,222 | 1,240 |
| Others | 476 | 183 | 142 |
| V. Commercial Occupations. | |||
| 1. Merchants, agents, and accountants | 905 | 14 | 12 |
| 2. Commercial or business clerks | 2,361 | 526 | 20 |
| 3 & 4, Dealers in money; insurance | 515 | 9 | 2 |