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EURASIAN
In the Census Report, 1901, the following statistics of the occupation of 5,718 Eurasians in Madras city (4,083), Malabar (1,149) and Chingleput (486) are given. Most of those in the last of these three reside in Perambūr, just outside the Madras municipal limits: —
| Number of workers. | |
|---|---|
| Endowments, scholarships, etc. | 813 |
| Pensioners | 438 |
| Railway clerks, station-masters, guards, etc. | 427 |
| Tailors | 378 |
| Merchants' and shop-keepers' clerks | 297 |
| Railway operatives | 262 |
| Teachers | 243 |
| Public service | 212 |
| Private clerks | 211 |
| Mechanics (not railway) | 203 |
| Carpenters | 167 |
| Telegraph department | 136 |
| Medical department | 136 |
| Cooks, grooms, etc. | 132 |
| Printing presses: workmen and subordinates | 106 |
| Independent means | 75 |
| Allowances from patrons, relatives and friends | 72 |
| Survey and Public Works department | 66 |
| Coffee and tea estate clerks and coolies | 60 |
| Inmates of asylums | 58 |
| Railway porters, etc | 57 |
| Musicians and actors | 54 |
| Harbour service | 50 |
| Workmen, gun carriage factories | 48 |
| Postal department | 48 |
| Non-commissioned officers, Army | 46 |
| Mendicants | 45 |
| Midwives | 42 |
