52 
TYPHOID FEVER IH DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 
SODA WATER. 
Of the 747 cases, 310 drank soda water. In 45 cases definite infor- 
mation regarding the use of soda water was not obtainable, and 392 
gave a definite history of not having drunk soda water within thirty 
days prior to onset of illness. 
The water used in making the soda water sold at practically all the 
public fountains in Washington is the unboiled tap water. 
OCCUPATION. 
In the following table is given the occupation of the cases, along 
with the number of persons in the District of Columbia, according to 
the census of 1900, engaged in such occupations. As the cases 
occurred in 1906 and the census was taken in 1900, the figures are not 
strictly comparable. 
Occupations. 
Number of persons en- 
gaged in occupations 
(census of 1900). 
Number of cases of 
typhoid fever. 
Male. 
Female. 
Total. 
1 
Male. 
Female. 
Total. 
Agricultural pursuits. 
Agricultural laborers 
614 
1 
614 
1 
1 
Dairymen 
117 
117 
3 
3 
Fanners, planters, and overseers 
217 
217 
1 
1 
Gardeners, nurserymen, florists, etc 
462 
462 
1 
1 
Professional pursuits. 
Architects, designers, draftsmen 
478 
478 
3 
3 
Dentists 
234 
234 
1 
1 
Electricians 
461 
461 
1 
1 
Engineers (civil, etc), surveyors 
351 
351 
1 
1 
Lawyers 
1,445 
1,445 
239 
2 
• 
2 
Literary and scientific persons 
239 
3 
3 
Officials (Government) 
900 
900 
1 
1 
Teachers, professors, etc 
390 
1,598 
1,988 
1 
7 
8 
Domestic and personal service. 
Barbers, hairdressers 
860 
860 
2 
2 
Bartenders. . 
581 
581 
4 
4 
TTonselceepers, stewa.rdesses 
529 
529 
4 
4 
Janitors, sextons 
511 
511 
1 
1 
Laborers, not specified 
12, 476 
263 
12, 739 
7, 666 
1,542 
724 
32 
1 
33 
Launderers, laundresses 
474 
7, 192 
2 
6 
8 
Nurses and midwives 
231 
1,311 
1 
4 
5 
Besta.nra.nt fl,nd saloon beepers 
612 
112 
2 
2 
Servants and waiters 
2,898 
1,667 
15,231 
20, 129 
6 
37 
43 
Watchmen, policemen, firemen, etc 
1,667 
4 
4 
Trade and transportation. 
Agents . . 
1,511 
1,511 
323 
2 
2 
Bankers a,nd brokers 
323 
1 
1 
Bookkeepers and accountants 
837 
482 
1,319 
16, 220 
3, 994 
410 
5 
2 
7 
Clerks and copyists 
11,523 
4,697 
24 
7 
31 
Dray'men, ha.ckmen teamsters, etc 
3, 994 
410 
24 
24 
Hostlers. 
1 
1 
Hucksters and peddlers 
526 
526 
2 
2 
