Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents ix
3. Foreword iii
4. Preface vii
5. Tables xi
6. Plates xiii
7. Figures xv
8. Maps xvi
9. Abbreviations xvii
10. Introduction 1
11. Birmingham
12. The Council in the Victorian Age 17
13. Greater Birmingham 39
14. The Municipal Gospel
15. The Influence of George Dawson 61
16. The Education of the People 80
17. The Administration Reformed 104
18. The Liberal Association 131
19. Social Improvement 139
20. The Contribution of ^R. W. Dale 154
21. Perspectives 170
22. Leeds
23. 1835-1852 179
24. 1852-1888 202
25. The New Era and After, 1889-1914
26. Mismanagement 231
27. Public Health Issues 247
28. The Party Struggle 253
29. The Cost of Improvement 275
30. The Springs of Improvement 284
31. The Wider Setting
32. Looking Abroad 295
33. Town Councillors: the History of an Ideal 308
34. The Present State of the Question 335
35. The Strength Of The Professions tn the town and on The Council 1841-1912: Birmingham and Leeds 350
36. The Strength of the Professions tn the town and Council 1841-1912: Birmingham and Leeds 353
37. The Comparative Strength of Religious Denominations Eight Largest Boroughs Outside the Metropolis 1851* 357
38. The Strength of the Political Parties on the Leeds City Council 1889-1914 359
39. Turnover of Members of the Leeds Town Council 360
40. A Note on Methods 361
41. A Note on Sources 365
42. Index 369