London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Sutton 1966

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton]

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(f) Census 1961 (10% sample) Proportions in Socio-Economic Groups (Males)

Socio- Economic GroupingDefinition%
SuttonGreater London Area
3 4Professional workers - self-employed, persons engaged in work normally requiring qualifications of university degree standard. Professional workers - employees, as (3) but employees, not self-employed7.44.7
1Employers and managers in central and local government, industry, commerce, etc. - large establishments employing 25 or more persons.17.511.6
2Employers and managers in industry, commerce, etc. - small establishments employing fewer than 25 persons.
13Farmers - employers and managers. Persons who own, rent or manage farms, market gardens or forests, employing people other than family workers in the work of the enterprise.
8Supervisory, skilled and self-employed Foremen and Supervisors - manual. Employees (other than managers) who formally and immediately supervise others engaged in manual occupations.32.135.1
9Skilled manual workers Employees engaged in manual occupations which require considerable and specific skills.
12Own account workers (other than professional). Self-employed persons engaged in any trade, personal service or manual occupation not normally requiring training of university degree standard and having no employees other than family workers.
14Farmers - own account Persons who own or rent farms, market gardens or forests, and having no employees other than family workers.