Out of the total number of the cases, at least two-thirds indicate conditions of maternity which are not normal and healthy.
OCCUPATIONS OF HUSBANDS
- Agricultural labourer.
- Asylum attendant.
- Baker.
- Blacksmith.
- Boat-builder.
- Boiler-maker.
- Boot operative.
- Blast-furnace man.
- Brass finisher.
- Bricklayer.
- Brush finisher.
- Cabinet-maker.
- Carpenter and joiner.
- Carpet weaver.
- Cartwright.
- Carriage-maker.
- Chef.
- Civil servant.
- Clerk.
- Cloth puller.
- Coachman.
- Colliery workers:
- Banksman.
- Coal-tipper.
- Engineer.
- Joiner.
- Machine clerk.
- Miner.
- Official.
- Cooper.
- Cotton-spinner.
- Cycle-maker.
- Diamond worker.
- Dyeing and cleaning worker.
- Electrician.
- Electro-plate worker.
- Engineer.
- Engineer’s fitter.
- Engine-fitter.
- Foundry worker.
- Framework-knitter.
- Gardener.
- Insurance agent.
- Iron-miner.
- Iron-moulder.
- Iron worker.
- Jewel-case maker.
- Labourer.
- Laundry manager.
- Leather worker.
- Lift-man.
- Lithographer.
- Loom-mender.
- Machine-fitter.
- Motor mechanic.
- Municipal fireman.
- Naval artificer.
- Naval schoolmaster.
- Naval seaman.
- Navvy.
- Nurseryman.
- Painter.
- Paperhanger.
- Plasterer.
- Plumber.
- Plumber’s labourer.
- Policeman.
- Postal employé.
- Potter.
- Printer.
- Quarryman.
- Railway workers:
- Engine-driver.
- Porter.
- Signalman.
- Telegraph clerk.
- Road foreman.
- Rope-maker.
- Sailor.
- Scientific instrument-maker.
- Screw-maker.
- Shaper.
- Sheet-metal worker.
- Shipwright.
- Shipyard-plater.
- Shop assistant.
- Shopkeeper.
- Silk worker.
- Silversmith.
- Stoker.
- Stonemason.
- Stonemason’s labourer.
- Tailor.
- Tape-sizer.
- Teacher.
- Telegraph labourer.
- Timberyard worker.
- Tin-box maker.
- Tinplate worker.
- Tool-maker.
- Waggon-builder.
- Warehouseman.
- Watchmaker.
- Weaver.
- Whitesmith.
- Wood-cutting machinist.
- Wood-turner.
FIGURES BEARING ON INFANT MORTALITY
Still-births and Miscarriages.
In collecting the letters, the object was not to obtain accurate statistics, but a general picture of the conditions of life during the period of maternity. It is, however, possible to give fairly accurate figures showing the proportions of the number of still-births, miscarriages, and deaths from pre-natal causes and injuries at birth, to the number of live births.
Of the 400 cases, 26 were childless, and 26 did not give definite figures. The number of families to which the following figures refer is therefore 348.
Total number of live births, 1,396.
Number of miscarriages, 218 (15·6 per 100 live births).