What jobs did men do in 1912 in the UK?

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2026-07-12 14:36

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In a study carried out by Maud Pember Reeves and other members of the Fabian Women's Group, of working class people in Lambeth, London between 1909 and 1913, the jobs recorded for men included:

baker's van-man; Borough Council street-sweeper; brass-foundry core-maker; bus conductor; butcher's assistant; carman; carman's trouncer; carter; coal carter; dustman; feather-cleaner's assistantfish fryer; gas worker; horse keeper; motor-car washer;music seller's assistant; painter's labourer; plumber's labourer; postal-van driver; postman; policeman; potter's labourer; printer's labourer; pugilist; railway carriage washer; sawmill labourer; scene shifter; shop-assistant; stoker; stonegrinder; stonemason; tin-plate worker; van-washer; waterside labourer.

Information was taken from the book, "Round about a Pound a Week" by Maud Pember Reeves, published by Virago.

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