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Newington 21, Lewisham 19, Wandsworth 16, Hampstead 15. Many
prosperous business men, brokers, owners and managers of dealing
businesses live in Hampstead. Metal workers include 72 per 1,000 of
the County of London population, and these come second in the list of
occupations of males; they are most numerous in the South-East area,
amounting to 157 per 1,000 in Woolwich, 124 in Greenwich, 123 in
Deptford. Poplar, 89, has the largest figure North of the Thames.
This work is widespread, nearly all boroughs having* over 50 per 1,000
except Stepney 35 and the City 26. The chief occupation is that of
fitter, more important in Woolwich than elsewhere, 29 per 1,000, while
machine tool workers are also more numerous in Woolwich, 27. Third
in the list of occupations for London County comes "Miscellaneous and
undefined workers" numbering 71 per 1,000, mostly general labourers.
The largest proportion of these undefined workers is found in Greenwich
120 per 1,000, Poplar 110, Woolwich 108, the metal-working boroughs,
whilst the lowest are found in Hampstead 23, Stoke Newington and
the City 1 7. Road transport comes fourth with 66 per 1,000, especially
prominent in Finsbury 90, Shoreditch 88, Southwark 86. Horse
drivers abound more than motor drivers in the poorer areas amounting
to Shoreditch 50, Bethnal Green 48, Bermondsey 45, Finsbury 44,
whilst motor drivers, presumably receiving higher wages, are found
in Fulham 33, Paddington 33, St. Marylebone 33, Chelsea 32 and
Kensington 31. In part, these numbers are accounted for by domestic
chauffeurs. In the South.East boroughs, Woolwich, Greenwich,
Deptford and Lewisham, both horse and motor drivers are much below
the average. Next in order are clerks, 64 per 1,000 for the County.
They are found mostly in Lewisham 132, Stoke Newington 107,
Wandsworth 106, and least in Shoreditch 20, Bethnal Green 23,
Stepney 24, Finsbury 31. Railway workers are most numerous near
termini, and merchant seamen near the docks. Poplar 35, City 29,
Stepney 23, Bermondsey 21. Dock labourers are commonest in
Bermondsey 91, Poplar 59, Stepney 58, and bargemen similarly. As
a centre for electrical apparatus making and fitting, Deptford with 20
follows after Greenwich 49, Woolwich 35, Eulhain 25 and Hammersmith
22. Bermondsey is the centre for makers of leather.
The Registrar.General gives a very exhaustive table, too large to
produce here, entitled Occupations of Males in the Administrative
County of London and in the Metropolitan Boroughs. Proportions per
thousand, aged 12 and upwards. Engaged in (l) Occupational Orders
or Sub.Orders. (2) The most important single occupations or related
groups of occupations comprised in (1).