OFFICIAL HISTORY OF BRITAIN (PB)

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 to the present and there are over 31,000 midwives working in the UK and not an eye maker in sight! Delving deep into surveys from the Office of National Statistics, this book places a microscope over occupations, working lives, relationships, quirks, habits, weird interests, cultural beliefs and more, and reveals how Britain has changed over 200 years.