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Introduction; Part I. Wealth and Occupations in London: 1. The structureof London's economy and labour force; 2. Manufacturing, services and theLondon bourgeoisie; Part II. Fluctuations and Mortality in the Metropolis: 3.Trends, cycles and wars; 4. Seasonal fluctuations; 5. The population ofLondon: the ending of the old regime; Part III. The Standard of Living andthe London Trades: 6. The making of a wage rate; 7. The challenge of sweatedlabour: a tale of four trades; 8. The defences of the inferior artisans,conclusion: downstream from industrialisation; Appendices: 1. Seventeenth-and eighteenth-century sources on occupations and incomes; 2. Occupationsinsured with Sun Fire Office and Royal Exchange Assurance, 1775-87; 3. 1851census: Armstrong classification; 4. 1851 census: summary tables.