A Dictionary of Occupational Terms Based on the Classification of Occupations used in the Census of Population, 1921.

ORDER XXII.—PERSONS EMPLOYED IN TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION

Sub-order 4.—Other Workers in Transport and Communication

756.—Telephone Operators

call office attendant (Post Office): is in attendance at public telephone call offices to assist users by obtaining required number, etc.; collects fees and has general charge of the telephonic instruments.
caretaker-operator (Post Office): resides on premises of a small telephone exchange, and performs part or whole duties of telephonist q.v.
exchange attendant (Post Office): agrees to provide accommodation for small telephone exchange on his own premises and acts as telephonist q.v.
night and Sunday telephone attendant (Post Office): performs night and Sunday duty as telephonist q.v. at small telephone exchanges.
night operator, night telephonist (Post Office): performs night duty as telephonist q.v. at large telephone exchanges.
telephonist (Post Office): operates switchboard in telephone exchange, during day time, to make connections between instruments of subscribers and other persons using telephones.

From: A Dictionary of Occupational Terms Based on the Classification of Occupations used in the Census of Population, 1921,
Ministry of Labour, 1927. Digitised by Peter Christian, August, 2016. This text is in the Public Domain.