A vision of Britain through time
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
1931 Census of England and Wales, Industry Tables, Table 3 : " Industries (condensed list) of Males and Females (exclusive of persons out of work)".
| List West Riding AdmC | Wakefield MB/CB |
|---|
| INDUSTRY |
Males. [1] |
Females. [2] |
|---|---|---|
| Total in Industries (excluding persons out of work). |
17,482 
|
6,942
|
| Out of work (not included below). |
2,175
|
473
|
| I.--Fishing. |
2
|
0
|
| II.--Agriculture. |
181
|
12
|
| III.--Mining and Quarrying, and Treatment of Non-Metalliferous Mining and Quarry Products. 1. Mining and Quarrying. |
2,985
|
9
|
| 2. Treatment of Non-Metalliferous Mine and Quarry Products (excluding Gas Works). |
39
|
1
|
| IV.--Manufacture of Bricks, Pottery, Glass, etc. |
242
|
11
|
| V.--Manufacture of Chemicals, Dyes, Explosives, Paints, Oils, Grease. 1, 2. Chemicals and Explosives. |
84
|
6
|
| 3. White Lead, Paints, and Varnish. |
5
|
1
|
| 4, 5. Greases, Glue, &c. |
26
|
7
|
| VI.--Manufacture of Metals, Machines, Implements, Conveyances, Jewellery, Watches. 1. Smelting Converting, Refining, and Rolling of Iron and Steel. |
2
|
0
|
| 2. Extracting and Refining of Other Metals and Alloys. |
0
|
0
|
| 3. Founding and Other Secondary Processes in Metal Working. |
396
|
37
|
| 4. Engineering (not Marine or Electrical). |
928
|
32
|
| 5. Electrical Installations, Cables, and Apparatus. |
166
|
4
|
| 6. Construction and Repair of Vehicles. |
296
|
16
|
| 7. Ship Building and Repairing and Marine Engineering. |
21
|
2
|
| 8. Cutlery and Small Tools (not Machine Tools). |
27
|
1
|
| 9. Other Metal Industries (not Precious Metals, Jewellery, or Plate). |
864
|
41
|
| 10. Precious Metals, Jewellery, Plate. |
15
|
0
|
| VII.--Manufacture of Textiles and Textile Goods (not Dress); Cellulose. 1. Cotton. |
12
|
7
|
| 2. Wool, Worsted, and Shoddy. |
1,040
|
2,114
|
| 3. Silk, Natural and Artificial. |
0
|
2
|
| 4. Flax, Hemp, Jute. |
0
|
0
|
| 5, 6. Mixed Fibres and Miscellaneous Products. |
68
|
125
|
| 7. Textile Dyeing, Printing, Bleaching, Calendering, Finishing. |
6
|
0
|
| VIII.--Preparation of Skins and Leather, and Manufacture of Goods of Leather and Leather Substitute (not Clothing or Footwear). 1. Furs, Skins, Leather. |
9
|
3
|
| 2. Saddlery, Harness, Bags, Trunks, and Other Goods of Leather and Leather Substitute (not Clothing or Footwear). |
9
|
0
|
| IX.--Manufacture of Clothing (not Knitted). |
175
|
406
|
| X.--Manufacture of Food, Drink, Tobacco. 1. Food. |
264
|
150
|
| 2. Drink. |
273
|
33
|
| 3. Tobacco, Cigars, Cigarettes, Snuff. |
1
|
0
|
| XI.--Wood Working; Manufacture of Cane and Basket Ware, Furniture, Fittings (not elsewhere enumerated). 1. Wood Working and Basket Ware. |
104
|
2
|
| 2. Furniture (not Metal or Basket); Fittings. |
127
|
14
|
| XII.--Paper Making; Manufacture of Stationery and Stationery Requisites; Printing, Bookbinding, and Photography. |
201
|
136
|
| XIII.-- Building, Decorating, Stone and Slate Gutting and Dressing, and Contracting. |
752
|
5
|
| XIV.--Other Manufacturing Industries. 1. Rubber. |
3
|
2
|
| 2. Musical Instruments. |
22
|
0
|
| 3. Other Manufacturing Industries. |
37
|
24
|
| XV.--Gas, Water, Electricity. 510-6. Gas Works Service. |
111
|
5
|
| 518-21. Water Works Service. |
34
|
0
|
| 523-9. Electricity Supply Service. |
143
|
6
|
| XVI.--Transport and Communication. 1. Railways. |
1,433
|
10
|
| 2. Road. |
847
|
29
|
| 3-7. Water, Air and Other Transport and Communication. |
89
|
0
|
| XVII.--Commerce and Finance. 600-670. Distributive Trades. |
2,053
|
830
|
| 680-699. Other Commerce and Finance. |
278
|
56
|
| XVIII.--Public Administration and Defence. 1. Defence. |
19
|
0
|
| 2. Central Civil Government (British and Imperial). |
311
|
54
|
| 3. Local Government. |
1,839
|
800
|
| XIX.--Professions. |
307
|
283
|
| XX.--Entertainments and Sport. |
116
|
64
|
| XXI.--Personal Service (including Hotels and Catering, but excluding Government and Local Authority). |
489
|
1,584
|
| XXII.--Other Industries or Industry not stated. |
31
|
18
|
Notes:
The following notes to the table appeared in the original report.
| 1 | The areal classification is by each person's area of enumeration and not necessarily, therefore, by area of business. |
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