The official history of Britain : our story in numbers as told by the Office for National Statistics
Starling, Boris2022
Books, Manuscripts
In 1841 there were 734 female midwives working in Britain, along with 9 artificial eye makers, 20 peg makers, 6 stamp makers and 1 bee dealer. Fast forward nearly two centuries and there are 51,000 midwives working in the UK and not an eye maker in sight! For the past two centuries, through the Census and national surveys, the Office for National Statistics and its predecessors have charted the lives of the British: our jobs, home lives and strange cultural habits. With questions on occupation, housing, religion, travel and family, the Census findings have informed the economy, politics, and every other national matter. Its collected data forms the single most valuable ongoing historical resource of modern times.
Main title:
The official history of Britain : our story in numbers as told by the Office for National Statistics / Boris Starling with David Bradbury.
Author:
Starling, Boris, authorBradbury, David J. (David John), 1956-, authorGreat Britain. Office for National Statistics, associated with work
Edition:
Revised and updated edition.
Imprint:
London : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2022.
Collation:
309 pages : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2020.Previous edition: 2020.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780008412227 (pbk)
Dewey class:
941.08
LC class:
DA566.2
Local class:
941.08
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3076562