OCCUPATIONS OF THE BLIND, 1891.
Males. Females.
Soldier 1
Lawyers, law clerks 3
Clergyman 1
Medical men 2
Nurse 1
Charitable institutions—officers, servants 7
Teachers (not music) 6 1
Musicians, music teachers 34 5
Hotel, boardinghouse—keepers 5 3
Servants 3 22
Capitalists 3
Land, house—proprietors agents 8 2
Dealers, traders, clerks 35 2
Vehicle owners, drivers 3
Sailors, ship engineers 5
Mailman, messenger 2
Printer 1
Musical instrument makers, tuners 4
Basket, brush, broom—makers 38 6
Mechanical engineers 3
Wheelwrights, harnessmakers 3
House painters, plumbers 3
Cabinetmakers, upholsterers 6
Tailors, tailoresses, seamstresses 3 11
Boot, shoe—makers 4
Mat, bag—makers 3 1
Food, drink—makers 4
Sawyers, splitters 5
Brickmakers 4
Workers in metals 8
Builders, bricklayers, plasterers 7
Carpenters, joiners 6
Railway worker, navey 2
Labourers 60
Farmers, farm servants 63 2
Grazing-farm owners, servants 7 1
Wood-cutter 1
Miners, quarrymen 51
Pensioners, annuitants 4
Of independent means 29 10
Relatives, visitors, children (not scholars) 90 214
Students and scholars 33 3
Dependent on charity 17 76
Occupation not stated 42 16
Total 612 383