TABLE VII.—Showing the NUMBERS and OCCUPATIONS of FEMALES in the STATE SUFFERING from each DESCRIPTION of INFIRMITY, ARRANGED in CLASSES, ORDERS, and SUB-ORDERS, and DISTRICT OCCUPATIONS, at DATE of CENSUS, 1901.
Class. Order. Sub-Order. Group. Occupations. Total Cases of Infirmity. Sickness. Accident. Deaf & Dumb. Deaf only. Dumb only. Blind. Insane. Idiotic. Epileptic. Paralytic. Crippled. Lost a Limb. Lost Sight of an Eye.
SUB-ORDERS—continued.
VIII. 26 1 Engaged in domestic duties for which no remuneration is paid 1,265 658 37 20 61 4 56 310 23 19 48 25 4
26 2 Dependent scholars and students 122 67 3 18 11 8 4 9 1 1
26 3 Dependent relatives, &c., not stated to be performing domestic duties, including persons under 20 years of age with unspecified occupations 421 204 16 6 12 9 36 69 13 9 37 10
27 1 Persons supported by voluntary and State contributions 52 36 1 1 6 4 3 1
DISTINCT CALLINGS.
I. 2 1 2 Salvation Army officer 2 2
2 1 5 Member of religious order not ministering to charity or education 3 2 1
2 3 1 Officer of Health Department 1 1
2 3 9 Hospital, asylum attendant 1 1
2 3 10 Midwife, monthly nurse 7 5 1 1
2 4 1 Author, editor, journalist 1 1
2 7 4 Schoolmistress, public school 4 3 1
2 7 5 Schoolmistress, denominational school 3 2 1
2 7 7 Schoolmistress, undefined 7 1 5 1
2 7 8 Governess 1 1
2 7 10 Others ministering to education 2 1 1
2 9 3 Music teacher 4 1 1 1 1
II. 3 1 1 Hotel-keeper, servant 3 3
3 1 2 Coffee palace, restaurant, tea room keeper, servant 4 4
3 1 3 Board, lodging-housekeeper, servant 3 2 1
3 2 2 House, domestic servants 115 76 2 6 4 1 1 18 1 1 4 1
3 2 3 Personal attendants 1 1
3 2 4 Nurse 7 7
3 2 11 Charwoman, cleaner 13 12 1
3 2 13 Laundry keeper, washerwoman 12 5 3 1 1 1 1
III. 4 1 5 Capitalist 6 4 1 1
4 3 1 Land proprietor 7 4 1 1 1
4 3 4 House proprietor 5 3 2
6 1 2 Draper 3 2 1
7 1 1 Milkseller 1 1
7 3 4 Grocer, tea dealer 1 1
11 1 2 Storekeeper, shopkeeper, and assistant 1 1
11 1 3 Dealer, trader 1 1
11 2 2 Clerk (undefined) 2 2
IV. 14 1 6 Railway crossing keeper 1 1
14 4 1 Postmistress, clerk 1 1
14 5 1 Telegraph station mistress 1 1
14 6 1 Messenger, porter 1 1
V. 15 4 5 Basketmaker, wickerworker 1 1
15 4 6 Art needleworker 6 4 1 1
15 4 8 Brush broommaker 6 6
15 14 1 Frenchpolisher 2 1 1
15 14 2 Mattressmaker 1 1
16 1 6 Lacemaker 1 1
16 2 1 Dressmaker 61 35 4 5 4 1 7 5
16 2 3 Shirtmaker 1 1
16 2 4 Milliner, staymaker 4 4
VI. 24 1 1 Farmer 9 9
24 1 10 Gardener 1 1
24 2 1 Grazier 1 1
24 2 4 Dairy farmer 2 1 1
24 2 5 Dairymaid, milker 5 2 2 1
VII. 25 1 2 Annuitant 6 2 1 1 1 1
25 1 3 Independent means (undefined) 1 1
25 1 4 No occupation or occupation not stated 4 2 1 1
VIII. 26 1 1 Wife, mother, widow, assisting domestic duties 998 545 34 15 56 1 52 192 20 12 45 22 4
26 1 2 Daughter, relative assisting domestic duties 265 113 3 5 5 2 3 118 3 7 3 3
26 1 3 Visitor, assisting in domestic duties 2 1 1
26 2 2 Daughter or relative, attending school 122 67 3 18 11 8 4 9 1 1
26 3 1 Mother, dependent on children, not employed in domestic duties 180 92 7 7 28 13 1 29 3
26 3 2 Daughter, dependent, not employed in domestic duties, including girls under 20 with unspecified occupations 210 111 9 6 5 9 7 27 12 9 8 7
26 3 3 Visitor dependent not performing domestic duties 2 1 1
26 3 4 Other persons dependent not performing domestic duties 29 29
27 1 1 Inmate of hospital 30 28 1 1
27 1 2 Inmate of benevolent institution 21 8 6 3 3 1
27 1 7 Inmate of refuge 1 1