Table 3.
Occupation prevalence at addresses where deaths from cholera occurred (percentages).
| HISCO occupation of head of household (HoH) | Address occupation determined by largest household | Address occupation determined by number of persons | Persons at address in specified occupation | 25–49% |
50–74% |
75–99% |
100% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| of persons at address in occupation category | |||||||
| Persons working in agriculture | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 |
| Persons working in building and construction | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 50.0 | 21.4 | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Persons working in commercial occupations | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 33.3 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 50.0 |
| Persons working in conveying and transport | 6.2 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 23.8 | 38.1 | 0.0 | 38.1 |
| Persons working domestic service | 4.6 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 43.8 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 31.3 |
| Persons working in utilities | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Persons working in government | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 21.4 | 14.3 | 7.1 | 57.1 |
| Persons working professional occupations | 6.5 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 5.3 | 52.6 |
| Persons working defence | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 |
| Persons working in wood and brick | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| Persons working chemicals | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| Persons working dress | 25.8 | 34.5 | 43.0 | 29.5 | 40.2 | 6.3 | 23.2 |
| Persons working in food | 14.5 | 12.9 | 10.2 | 16.7 | 23.8 | 2.4 | 57.1 |
| Persons working in metals | 7.7 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 31.6 | 36.8 | 0.0 | 31.6 |
| Persons working in paper | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 50.0 |
| Persons working precious metals | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 66.7 |
| Persons working in skins, hides, etc. | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 66.7 |
| Persons working in textiles | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 |
| Persons working in wood sector | 6.5 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 27.8 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 55.6 |
| Persons working in or around mines | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 |
| Persons in general or undefined work | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 40.0 |
| Persons with unspecified or no occupation | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 50.0 |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
Note: Addresses where no cholera deaths occurred and the Poland Street workhouse excluded from analysis. When presenting the percentage of persons at address in occupation category the lowest range (<25%) has not been included, which results in the four values presented not summing to 100%.
Source: 1851 Population Census.