Life and Labour of the People in London : The Trades of East London Connected With Poverty PDF

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From this table it will be seen that, as compared with the figures for the whole country, East London is strong in manufacture, transport, dealing, and industrial service; whilst, compared to the rest of London, the preponderance of those engaged in manufacture is still more marked.

In public and professional service the remainder Of London has nearly double the proportion of the East End, and this is the case also with domestic servants.

Industrial service includes clerks and such labourers as do not claim the status Of any particular trade of both Of these large numbers are to be found in East London.

Similarly, dealing, buying to sell again, is largely represented, but it is when we come to transport and manufacture that we touch the industries special to the locality.

Subdividing these general headings (table 0, pages 8 and we find that navigation and docks account for the surplus under transport; and tailoring, bootmaking, and cabinet-making for that under manufacture.

In the chapters that follow, each of these subjects is separately treated, as well as tobacco-working and silk-weaving, which, though not either of them involving such large numbers, are no less characteristic of East London.

Looking at the subject in another way comparing East London in 1881 with East London in 1861, we get the table on the next page, prepared from the census returns, in which the approximate numbers as well as percentages are given.

It will be seen by this table that the whole population of the district increased in the 20 years from to Every class by occupation increased numerically more or less, but several of them decreased in proportion to the rest, notably manufacture, which in 1861 absorbed nearly 42 per cent., butin 1881 had fallen to 38 per cent., while on the other hand dealing had increased from {per cent.