ORDINARY OCCUPATIONS OF INMATES OF CHARITABLE AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS, TABLE XIV.—Showing, according to the Census taken on the 5th April, 1891, the ordinary or former Occupations of Inmates of Hospitals, Benevolent Asylums, Lunatic Asylums, Other Charitable Institutions, Gaols, and Penal Establishments throughout Victoria.
Order. Sub-order. Ordinary or former Occupations. Inmates of—
Hospitals. Benevolent Asylums. Lunatic Asylums. Other Charitable Institutions.* Gaols.
Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females.
Total 1,223 628 1,333 535 1,926 1,641 617 1,403 1,474 302
1 1 Government department, officer of (not otherwise classed or undefined) 2 1 5
1 2 Municipal body, officer of (not surveyor or draughtsman) 2 1
1 3 Army non-commissioned officer, private, in actual service 2 9 5 1
1 4 Law-court officer 1
Lawyer 4 1
Law clerk 1 1 3
Police (all ranks) 10 3 4
2 1 Clergyman 3
Irregular clergy (no other occupation stated) 1
2 2 Charitable institution (not hospital), officer (not medical man), attendant of 2 1 1 2
2 3 Medical man 1 3 1
Medical student 1
Dentist 1
Pharmaceutical chemist, druggist 1 2 3 1
Hospital nurse 1
Midwife, monthly nurse 2
2 4 Author, editor, journalist 1 1
Reporter, shorthand-writer 2 1 2
2 5 Assayer, metallurgist 1
2 6 Civil engineer 2 4
Surveyor 1 3 1 3
Architect 1 2
Draughtsman (all branches) 1 1
2 7 Schoolmaster, mistress 1 4 1 6 3 1 1 2
Tutor, governess 2 6 7 4 14 1 1
2 8 Artist, painter 1 3 1
Engraver 1 1
Photographer, photographic colourist 1
2 9 Musician, vocalist 1 3 1 1
Music master, mistress 1 1 4 3 3 1
Music pupil 6
2 10 Actor 3
Theatre proprietor, lessee, manager, doorkeeper, ticket-taker, assistant 1
Race-course secretary, ranger, caretaker ; jockey 3 2 8
Others ministering to amusements 1 1 1
3 1 Hotel-keeper ; wife assisting 1 1 8 2 3 2 5
Boarding, lodging house—keeper ; wife assisting 1 2 1
Caterer 1
3 2 Housekeeper 5 21 37 2
Lady help, lady's companion 1
Domestic or lodging-house servant 19 121 17 157 6 411 4 84 10 217
Inn, club, coffee house, restaurant—servant 22 2 36 1 10 3 2 1 30 1
Charwoman 2 6 11 1
Laundry keeper, assistant ; washerwoman, mangler 1 1
Hairdresser, barber 3 3 3 13
Shoeblack 1
Prostitute 9 8
4 1 Banker, bank manager, officer, clerk 4 1 3 4
Pawnbroker 1 1
4 2 Insurance company manager, officer, clerk 1
Auctioneer, appraiser, valuer 4
4 3 Land, house—proprietor, speculator, buyer, seller 1 1 1
Land, house, estate—agent, factor, rent collector 1
5 1 Bookseller 1 1
Newspaper proprietor, publisher, seller, runner ; news agent 2 1
Bill sticker, distributer 1
5 8 Surgical instruments and appliances dealer 1 1
5 13 Ship-chandler, ships' stores dealer 1 2
6 1 Manchester warehouseman 2
Linen, woollen draper ; draper 1 7 14 1 4
6 2 Hosier, haberdasher, glover 1