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1931 Census of England and Wales, General Report, Table 59 : " Coal and Shale Miners: Occupational Distribution in Certain Counties".
England and Wales | Cumberland | Derbyshire | Durham | Lancashire | Northumberland | Nottinghamshire | Staffordshire | Warwickshire | Yorks, West Riding | Carmarthenshire | Denbighshire | Glamorganshire | Monmouthshire | |
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Number of men in coal and shale mines (thousands) | 892 | 10 | 57 | 143 | 81 | 48 | 52 | 55 | 15 | 171 | 13 | 11 | 135 | 53 |
Total in coal and shale mines | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
140 Owners, agents, managers | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
041 Subordinate superintending staff | 40 | 38 | 51 | 48 | 35 | 51 | 53 | 32 | 63 | 41 | 22 | 21 | 27 | 30 |
042 Hewers and getters | 493 | 562 | 524 | 397 | 412 | 393 | 530 | 521 | 469 | 499 | 543 | 553 | 549 | 603 |
043 Persons conveying material to the shafts | 179 | 120 | 170 | 202 | 227 | 195 | 169 | 176 | 137 | 209 | 121 | 170 | 144 | 116 |
044 Persons making and repairing roads | 74 | 112 | 72 | 81 | 44 | 98 | 64 | 70 | 128 | 72 | 79 | 90 | 78 | 64 |
047 Other workers below ground | 96 | 52 | 45 | 157 | 149 | 141 | 56 | 62 | 37 | 57 | 103 | 52 | 110 | 101 |
049 Other workers above ground | 114 | 111 | 134 | 112 | 126 | 118 | 125 | 135 | 161 | 118 | 126 | 111 | 88 | 82 |