Occupations of the Sick and Infirm. TABLE IX.—Showing the Numbers and Occupations of Persons, Males and Females, suffering from each description of Infirmity.
Occupations. Total. Sick. Suffering from Accidents. Deaf and Dumb. Blind. Lunatics. Idiots. Epileptic. Crippled and Deformed.
Persons. M. F. Persons. M. F. Persons. M. F. Persons. M. F. Persons. M. F. Persons. M. F. Persons. M. F. Persons. M. F. Persons. M. F.
TOTAL 13,065 7,984 5,081 8,639 4,915 3,724 1,320 1,149 171 202 121 81 502 364 138 1,868 1,121 747 108 58 50 221 124 97 205 132 73
ORDER I.—Persons engaged in the general or local government, or the defence or protection of the country.
SUB-ORDER 1.—Officers of general government :—
Clerk, accountant, &c. 4 4 4 4
Architect, civil engineer, surveyor, draftsman (not principal officer) 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
Intermediate or subordinate officer 2 2 2 2
Police 23 23 20 20 3 3
Penal 3 3 2 2 1 1
Other government officers 3 3 2 2(1) 1 1(2)
Government officer, civil servant (not otherwise described) 2 2 2 2
SUB-ORDER 2.—Officers of local government :—
Officer of local body 9 9 6 6 1 1 1 1 1 1
SUB-ORDER 3.—Defence :—
Army officer 3 3 3 3
Army non-commissioned officer, soldier 2 2 1 1 1 1
Navy officer 1 1 1 1
ORDER II.—Persons engaged in the learned professions, or in literature, art, and science (with their immediate subordinates).
SUB-ORDER 1.—Clergymen, ministers, and church officers :—
Clergyman 7 7 7 7
Church officer 4 4 2 2 2 2
SUB-ORDER 2.—Law-court officers, lawyers, &c. :—
Law-court officer 6 6 5 5 1 1(2)
Lawyer 6 6 4 4 2 2
Law student 1 1 1 1
Law clerk 5 5 3 3 2 2
Others connected with the law 1 1 1 1
SUB-ORDER 3.—Physicians, surgeons, druggists :—
Medical man 5 5 4 4 1 1
Irregular medical practitioner 1 1 1 1
Chemist, druggist 3 3 3 3
Midwife 2 2 1 1 1 1
SUB-ORDER 4.—Authors, literary persons, &c. :—
Reporter, shorthand writer 1 1 1 1
Interpreter 1 1 1 1
SUB-ORDER 5.—Scientific persons :—
Civil engineer 3 3 3 3
Engineer's draftsman 2 2 1 1 1 1