OCCUPATIONS OF THE SICK AND INFIRM.—FEMALES., TABLE VI.—Showing the Numbers and Occupations of Females suffering from each description of Infirmity, arranged in Classes, Orders, and Sub-orders, and Distinct Occupations—continued.
Class. Order. Sub-order. Occupations. Total Cases of Infirmity. Sickness. Accidents. Deafmuteism. Blindness. Eye Affections. Lunacy. Idiocy. Epilepsy. Paralysis. Lameness, Mutilation, Deformity, &c.
SUB-ORDERS—continued.
III. 9 1 Dealing in stone, clay, earthenware, and glass 2 2
11 1 General and undefined dealers 64 45 2 1 1 10 1 4
13 1 Connected with railway traffic 12 6 1 1 4
4 Postal service 4 4
IV. 14 1 Working in books and publications 3 2 1
4 Working in ornaments and minor art products 6 6
6 Working in type, designs, medals, and dies 1 1
11 Working in carriages and vehicles 1 1
14 Working in house and shop fittings 1 1
15 1 Working in textile fabrics 3 1 2
2 Working in dress 388 244 16 14 11 1 65 3 2 8 24
3 Working in fibrous materials and fabrics made therefrom 3 1 1 1
16 1 Working in animal food 1 1
2 Working in vegetable food 5 2 1 1 1
3 Working in drinks, narcotics, and stimulants 2 2
17 4 Working in paper 2 1 1
18 2 Working in gold, silver, and precious stones 1 1
3 Working in metals other than gold and silver 2 2
21 1 Working in imperfectly defined industries 7 3 4
V. 22 1 Engaged in agricultural pursuits 81 40 7 4 2 3 11 2 1 3 8
2 Engaged in pastoral pursuits or breeding animals 39 29 1 4 1 1 2 1
3 Engaged in preserving, capturing, or destroying wild animals 1 1
VI. 23 1 Persons of independent means 624 470 29 10 2 1 6 8 69 29
VII. 24 1 Persons employed (if at all) in household duties 4,960 2,878 114 93 214 40 849 90 164 257 261
2 Students (not law, medicine, art, or music) and scholars 517 347 27 10 3 18 1 16 33 62
25 1 Persons dependent on charity 768 531 21 24 76 18 12 15 10 41 20
2 Persons under legal detention 1 1
Occupation not stated 405 99 24 16 266
DISTINCT CALLINGS.
I. 1 4 Servant at penal establishment 4 3 1
2 1 Lay reader 1 1
Salvation Army officer 2 2
2 Charitable institution officer, servant 28 1 7 1 12 2 5
3 Medical practitioner 1 1
Nurse, midwife, &c. 24 10 6 1 2 1 4
4 Author, amanuensis 2 1 1
7 Governess, teacher, schoolmistress 66 42 2 1 17 1 1 2
8 Artist, art student 2 1 1
9 Musician, vocalist 10 7 1 1 1
Music mistress, teacher 23 9 2 4 4 2 2
10 Actress 3 3
II. 3 1 Hotel-keeper ; wife assisting 20 9 1 4 1 2 3
Boarding house-keeper ; wife assisting 26 14 4 3 2 2 1
2 Servants' registry-office keeper 2 2
Housekeeper 126 84 2 10 9 4 2 4 11
Lady help, companion 4 2 1 1
Domestic servant 870 364 14 8 12 6 416 2 6 11 31
Charwoman 36 22 11 2 1
Laundress 6 5 1
Hairdresser 1 1
III. 4 1 Capitalist 7 4 1 2
Cashier 1 1
3 Land, house—proprietor 45 28 1 2 2 9 3
5 1 Librarian 1 1
News agent 1 1
6 1 Linen-draper, draper 5 4 1
7 1 Milk seller 1 1
Butcher ; wife assisting 1 1
2 Confectionery dealer 1 1
Greengrocer, fruiterer 6 3 1 2