A Dictionary of Occupational Terms Based on the Classification of Occupations used in the Census of Population, 1921.
ORDER XXVII.—PERSONS ENGAGED IN PERSONAL SERVICE (including Institutions, Clubs, Hotels, etc.)
912.—Lodging and Boarding House Keepers
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- baby farmer
- see foster mother ; obsolescent term.
- company house keeper
- see keeper, boarding house.
- deputy (lodging house)
- is appointed to act in place of or as assistant to lodging house keeper (q.v.); performs similar duties under supervision.
- foster mother
; baby farmer, nurse mother
- performs the duties of a parent to the child of another for money payment, the actual terms of contract varying greatly in individual cases, e.g. clothing may be provided by either blood or foster parent; must comply with regulations of Children's Act, 1908, as to conditions under which foster children may be taken; must submit to inspection by officers of local public health authority.
- hydro manager
- supervises domestic arrangements, catering and general care of building and visitors to hydro or large boarding house in health resort.
- keeper, boarding house
; company house keeper
- proprietor or lessee of house sublet in furnished apartments; provides cooks and serves meals; amount of actual manual work done varies with size of establishment and staff employed.
- keeper, lodging house
- proprietor of common lodging house where beds are let to casual visitors at a low charge; usually takes part in domestic duties of house such as cleaning, bedmaking, preparing.
- landlord, landlady (lodging)
- is owner or lessee of a house or building, and sublets rooms or apartments of a house, gives attendance and supplies and cooks food if required.
- manager, manageress (lodging)
; steward, stewardess, (lodging house)
- supervises, on behalf of proprietor, domestic arrangements, catering and general care of lodging house, boarding house or hostel and welfare of visitors.
- matron (lodging house)
- supervises domestic arrangements, catering and the general care of the household of a lodging house, etc.
- nurse mother
- see foster mother.
- sanatorium proprietor
- owns and controls private sanatorium; often a qualified medical man, attending patients or residents professionally; selects cases for admission; engages staff; controls finance.
- steward, stewardess (lodging house)
- see manager (lodging).
- superintendent (hostel)
- manages a hostel or boarding house for a particular class of residents, e.g., students, nurses, etc.; provides meals; supervises necessary staff.
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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. 