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*18.3 persons per acre, with the exception of Woolwich, is the
lowest in London. (Vide Table 5 and Chart B.)
OCCUPATION AND EMPLOYMENT.
The following is a list of the principal occupations :—
Persons. Employment.
1,563 National or Local Government.
3,901 Professional, legal, clerical, medical,
teaching, &c.
11,352 Domestic service.
7,880 Commercial occupations, including
clerks.
3,768 Conveyance of goods, &c.
3,040 Engaged in building operations.
3,135 Retired, or living on own means.
20,008 Of no occupation, including students
over ten years of age.
DOMESTIC SERVICE.
Eleven thousand three hundred and fifty two persons
were employed in domestic service. Of this number 9,502
were indoor servants in houses, not hotels, lodging-houses or
restaurants.
The percentage of domestic indoor servants to families or
separate occupiers residing in a district is a fair guide to the
social position and wealth of its inhabitants. The percentage
in the Borough equals 36.2.
Of the 28 boroughs only seven can claim a higher percentage.
(See Table 4.)
* Calculated upon the estimated population.