CENSUS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 1891.—SICKNESS AND INFIRMITY., TABLE VI.—Showing the Number and Occupations of Males suffering from each description of Infirmity, arranged in Classes, Orders, Sub-Orders, and Specific Occupations (exclusive of Aborigines)—continued.
Class. Order. Sub-Order. OCCUPATIONS OR FORMER OCCUPATIONS. Total Cases of Infirmity. Sick. Accident. Deaf and Dumb. Deaf only. Dumb only. Blind. Insane. Idiotic. Epileptic. Paralytic. Leprous. Crippled. Lost a Limb. Lost sight of an Eye.
SUB-ORDERS—continued.
IV 14 13 Working in ships, boats, and their equipment. 60 27 9 1 4 7 2 6 1 3
14 Working in furniture 68 29 2 3 4 6 12 1 3 5 2 1
15 1 Working in textile fabrics 9 6 2 1
2 Working in dress 322 122 15 10 18 3 38 5 16 54 26 15
3 Working in fibrous materials and fabrics made therefrom. 17 3 1 1 9 3
16 1 Working in animal food 8 3 1 2 1 1
2 Working in vegetable food 122 56 15 5 5 14 1 5 8 6 7
3 Working in groceries, drinks, and stimulants. 32 12 9 1 1 3 1 5
17 1 Working in animal matters not otherwise classed. 14 8 1 1 1 3
2 Working in wood not elsewhere classed 110 52 16 7 7 2 3 8 7 8
4 Working in paper manufacture 2 2
18 1 Working in fuel, light, and electric energy. 9 3 2 1 1 2
2 Working in stone, clay, earthenware, and glass. 81 38 8 3 10 1 4 1 5 3 8
3 Working in gold, silver, and precious stones. 21 13 2 1 2 1 2
4 Working in metals—other than gold and silver. 229 94 28 5 7 1 36 1 3 7 11 6 30
19 1 Working in houses and buildings 756 371 89 3 79 12 87 2 8 24 2 19 20 40
2 Working in railways, roads, bridges, earthworks, &c, 171 63 25 1 14 4 1 2 4 6 9 42
3 Working in disposal of dead matter or refuse. 14 8 1 1 1 1 2
20 1 Working in imperfectly defined industries. 2,383 986 204 15 78 45 654 13 29 49 4 126 56 124
V 21 1 Engaged in agricultural pursuits 1,558 609 133 18 190 22 147 14 25 47 4 141 68 140
2 Engaged in pastoral pursuits or breeding animals. 607 211 57 4 62 9 68 7 7 19 50 45 68
3 Engaged in fisheries, preserving, capturing, or destroying wild animals. 34 9 2 3 6 2 5 4 3
4 Engaged in forestry, or acquisition of products of natural vegetation. 13 2 6 1 3 1
5 Engaged in water conservation and supply. 11 4 4 1 1 1
6 Engaged in mines and quarries 892 421 141 2 29 8 112 2 3 14 3 42 22 93
VI 22 1 Of independent means, pensioners, &c. 359 164 14 29 30 3 1 6 36 38 20 18
2 Others of indefinite means and occupation. 1 1
VII 23 1 Employed in household duties
2 Students and scholars 722 302 72 13 23 4 5 16 40 1 152 34 60
3 Dependent relatives and others not stated to be performing domestic duties. 1,113 483 32 54 29 3 92 6 84 45 82 172 11 20
24 1 Dependents on the State, or upon public or private charity.* 17 6 1 5 1 3 1
Not stated or ill-defined 892 231 29 48 16 67 329 24 15 41 65 16 11
SPECIFIC CALLINGS.
I 1 1 Treasury Department officer 4 4
Draftsman, Parliamentary 1 1
Customs officer 4 1 2 1
Public Works Department officer 1 1
Survey Department, clerk 1 1
Lands Department, clerk 2 1 1
Lands Department, officer undefined 2 1 1
Civil Servant, undefined 1 1
2 Council Clerk, Municipal 2 1 1
Officer undefined, Municipal 6 2 1 1 1 1
Poundkeeper 3 2 1
3 Army officer 1 1
Army officer non-commissioned 2 1 1
Army officer warrant (armourer) 1 1