Gloria Clifton is Emeritus Curator of the National Maritime Museum and Royal Observatory, Greenwich, UK.

• AbbreviationsAcknowledgementsPreface1 The Beginning of Modern Local Government in London: A New Middle-Class Element2 The Background to the Establishment of the Metropolitan Board of Works3 The New Board's Scope and Structure4 Achievement, 1856-885 Administrative Development6 Methods of Recruitment7 Origins and Social Status of Staff8 Officials' Education and Employment Background9 Salaries and Promotion Prospects10 Work Ambitions and Social Aspirations11 Life at the Office12 Managing the Staff13 Scandal in the 1880s and the Board's Demise14 Some ConclusionsAppendix 1 MembersAppendix 2 Chief Officers and Senior AssistantsAppendix 3 Occupations of FathersAppendix 4 Previous OccupationsNotes BibliographyIndex

Gloria Clifton is Emeritus Curator of the National Maritime Museum and Royal Observatory, Greenwich, UK.

• AbbreviationsAcknowledgementsPreface1 The Beginning of Modern Local Government in London: A New Middle-Class Element2 The Background to the Establishment of the Metropolitan Board of Works3 The New Board's Scope and Structure4 Achievement, 1856-885 Administrative Development6 Methods of Recruitment7 Origins and Social Status of Staff8 Officials' Education and Employment Background9 Salaries and Promotion Prospects10 Work Ambitions and Social Aspirations11 Life at the Office12 Managing the Staff13 Scandal in the 1880s and the Board's Demise14 Some ConclusionsAppendix 1 MembersAppendix 2 Chief Officers and Senior AssistantsAppendix 3 Occupations of FathersAppendix 4 Previous OccupationsNotes BibliographyIndex

Gloria Clifton is Emeritus Curator of the National Maritime Museum and Royal Observatory, Greenwich, UK.

• AbbreviationsAcknowledgementsPreface1 The Beginning of Modern Local Government in London: A New Middle-Class Element2 The Background to the Establishment of the Metropolitan Board of Works3 The New Board's Scope and Structure4 Achievement, 1856-885 Administrative Development6 Methods of Recruitment7 Origins and Social Status of Staff8 Officials' Education and Employment Background9 Salaries and Promotion Prospects10 Work Ambitions and Social Aspirations11 Life at the Office12 Managing the Staff13 Scandal in the 1880s and the Board's Demise14 Some ConclusionsAppendix 1 MembersAppendix 2 Chief Officers and Senior AssistantsAppendix 3 Occupations of FathersAppendix 4 Previous OccupationsNotes BibliographyIndex