Occupations of the Sick and Infirm, 1891., TABLE IX.—Showing in respect of Breadwinners and Dependants, and the various Classes of Occupations, the Number and Proportion per 10000 living in each Class of Persons suffering from each Description of Infirmity, according to the Census Returns for 1891.
Nature of Infirmity. All Classes. Breadwinners. Dependants.
Professional. Domestic. Commercial. Industrial. Agricultural, Pastoral, and other Primary Producers. Indefinite. Total Breadwinners. Wives, Domestic Duties. Children and Relatives. Inmates of Public Institutions. Total Dependants.
Total 3,416 79 110 201 701 523 165 1,779 498 1,023 116 1,637
Sickness 1,169 26 41 76 220 157 53 573 222 335 39 596
Accident 152 5 4 16 29 49 10 113 6 33 39
Deaf and Dumb 54 1 1 11 8 21 1 32 33
Deaf only 229 3 8 14 39 57 7 128 47 54 101
Blind 165 1 16 4 34 10 31 96 15 49 5 69
Insane 383 21 7 14 135 20 8 205 63 47 68 178
Idiotic 46 1 3 2 6 1 37 2 40
Epileptic 37 2 2 3 6 1 14 4 19 23
Paralytic 156 3 3 6 14 14 9 49 27 80 107
Crippled 98 1 3 6 35 12 2 59 4 35 39
Lost a Limb 95 6 1 15 25 27 5 79 4 12 16
Lost sight of one Eye 291 9 15 21 68 82 10 205 35 51 86
Other Infirmities 541 4 9 25 85 79 29 231 69 239 2 310
Per 10000 living in each Class.
Total 232.90 201.62 153.20 209.54 437.70 221.88 1450.00 289.70 260.30 159.02 647.00 192.02
Sickness 79.70 66.36 57.10 79.23 137.37 66.61 364.40 93.30 116.40 52.07 217.50 69.90
Accident 10.36 12.76 5.57 16.68 18.11 20.79 68.85 18.40 3.14 5.13 0.00 4.57
Deaf and Dumb 3.68 7.66 1.39 1.04 6.87 3.39 0.00 3.42 0.52 4.97 0.00 3.87
Deaf only 15.61 0.00 11.14 14.60 24.35 24.18 48.18 20.85 24.57 8.39 0.00 11.85
Blind 11.25 2.55 22.28 4.17 21.23 4.24 213.42 15.63 7.84 7.62 27.88 8.09
Insane 26.11 53.60 9.75 14.60 84.60 8.49 55.08 33.38 32.93 7.31 379.25 20.88
Idiotic 3.14 0.00 0.00 1.04 1.87 0.85 0.00 0.97 0.52 5.75 11.16 4.69
Epileptic 2.52 0.00 2.79 2.08 1.87 2.55 6.89 2.28 2.09 2.95 0.00 2.70
Paralytic 10.64 7.66 4.18 6.25 8.74 5.94 61.96 7.98 14.11 12.43 0.00 12.55
Crippled 6.68 2.55 4.18 6.25 21.85 5.09 13.77 9.61 2.09 5.44 0.00 4.57
Lost a Limb 6.48 15.31 1.39 15.63 15.61 11.46 34.42 12.86 2.09 1.87 0.00 1.88
Lost sight of one Eye. 19.84 22.97 20.89 21.89 42.46 34.79 68.85 33.38 18.30 7.93 0.00 10.09
Other Infirmities 36.89 10.21 12.53 26.06 53.07 33.51 199.67 37.62 36.07 37.15 11.16 36.36