1951 Census of England and Wales, Industry Tables (Laid before Parliament pursuant to Section 4 (1), Census Act, 1920), Table 2 : " Industries (Minimum List) and Status Aggregates. Occupied Males and Females aged 15 and over for Con, AC, CB, MetB, Urban Areas with population of 50,000 or more".

Show England Dep table	London AdmC	Battersea MetB Bermondsey MetB Bethnal Green MetB Camberwell MetB Chelsea MetB City of London LCC Deptford MetB Finsbury MetB Fulham MetB Greenwich MetB Hackney MetB Hammersmith MetB Hampstead MetB Holborn MetB Islington MetB Kensington MetB Lambeth MetB Lewisham MetB Paddington MetB Poplar MetB Shoreditch MetB Southwark MetB Stepney MetB St Marylebone MetB Stoke Newington MetB St Pancras MetB Wandsworth MetB Westminster MetB Woolwich MetB

Industry	Males. [1]	Females. [2]
Total - All industries	1,643,902	917,019
Married women (included in Total)	0	344,883
Employers	34,393	4,429
Managers - general managers, directors, etc.	40,152	4,800
Managers - of branch or primary departments	60,924	14,276
Managers - of office or subsidiary departments	22,081	2,039
Operatives - in Social Classes I and II	242,052	108,932
Operatives - others	1,167,424	762,166
Included in Operatives - Articled clerks and apprentices.	23,850	2,300
Included in Operatives - Part-time workers.	4,669	95,003
Included in Operatives - Unpaid assistants.	459	1,778
Working on own account.	76,876	20,377
I. AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, FISHING	1,232	305
1. Agriculture and horticulture	1,021	193
2. Forestry	176	95
3. Fishing	35	17
II. MINING AND QUARRYING	1,254	626
10. Coal mining	723	415
11. Iron ore mining and quarrying	12	4
12. Stone quarrying and mining	130	49
13. Slate quarrying and mining	6	2
14. Clay, sand, gravel and chalk pits	98	20
19. Other mining and quarrying	285	136
III. CERAMICS, GLASS, CEMENT, ETC.	12,252	3,196
20. Bricks and fireclay goods	914	287
21. China and earthenware (lncl. glazed tiles)	670	303
22. Glass (other than containers)	2,661	742
23. Glass containers	2,903	906
24. Cement	422	196
29. Other non-metalliferous mining manufactures	4,682	762
IV. CHEMICALS AND ALLIED TRADES	27,333	17,831
30. Coke ovens and by-product works	61	26
31,33. Chemicals, dyes, explosives, fireworks	9,918	7,406
32. Pharmaceutical, toilet preparations, etc.	3,275	3,685
34. Paint and varnish	4,642	1,673
35. Soap, candles, polishes, ink, matches	4,123	2,919
36. Mineral oil refining	2,840	1,160
39. Other oils, greases, glue, etc.	2,474	962
V. METAL MANUFACTURE	7,906	2,236
40. Blast furnaces	23	4
41. Iron, steel melting, rolling, etc., n.e.s.	1,097	585
42. Iron foundries	1,667	319
43. Sheets and tinplate	108	49
44. Iron and steel tubes	721	268
49. Non-ferrous metals smelting, rolling, etc.	4,290	1,011
VI. ENGINEERING, SHIPBUILDING AND ELECTRICAL GOODS	113,013	35,159
50. Shipbuilding and ship repairing	6,655	377
51. Marine engineering	413	63
52. Agricultural machinery (except tractors)	281	96
53. Boilers and boilerhouse plant	2,701	486
54. Machine tools and engineers' small tools	2,537	589
55. Stationary engines	377	120
56. Textile machinery and accessories	139	66
58. Constructional engineering	7,329	746
57,69. Other non-electrical engineering	54,378	10,912
70. Electrical machinery	2,693	1,128
71. Electrical wires and cables	9,399	4,769
72. Telegraph and telephone apparatus	5,107	3,422
73. Wireless apparatus and gramophones	6,425	3,957
74. Wireless valves and electric lamps	2,707	2,315
75. Batteries and accumulators	484	348
79. Other electrical goods	11,388	5,765
VII. VEHICLES	30,943	4,613
80. Manufacture of motor vehicles and cycles	7,308	1,171
81. Motor repairers and garage	15,560	1,220
82,83. Manufacture of aircraft; vehicle parts	4,295	1,661
84. Railway locomotive shops	820	18
85. Other locomotive manufacture	500	147
86. Manufacture and repair of wagons, etc.	1,725	58
89. Carts, perambulators, etc.	735	338
VIII. METAL GOODS NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED	24,481	9,906
90. Tools and cutlery	1,756	455
91. Bolts, nuts, screws, rivets, nails, etc.	460	329
92. Iron and steel forgings, n.e.s.	485	58
95. Wire and wire manufactures	896	353
94. Hollow-ware	2,348	2,748
95. Brass manufactures	1,305	388
99. Metal industries not elsewhere specified	17,231	5,575
IX. PRECISION INSTRUMENTS, JEWELLERY, ETC.	25,566	8,865
100. Scientific, etc. instruments, etc.	14,869	5,794
101. Manufacture and repair of watches, etc.	2,447	509
102. Jewellery; refining of precious metals	5,829	2,015
103. Musical instruments	2,421	547
X. TEXTILES	6,847	7,037
110. Cotton spinning, doubling, etc.	83	47
111. Cotton weaving, etc.	314	841
112. Woollen and worsted	459	353
113. Rayon, nylon, etc., production	320	208
114. Rayon, nylon, etc., weaving and silk	734	478
115. Linen and soft hemp	188	100
116. Jute	41	24
117. Rope, twine and net	576	351
118. Hosiery, and other knitted goods	731	1,252
119. Lace	49	59
120. Carpets	275	230
121. Narrow fabrics	369	477
122. Made-up textiles	1,316	1,921
123. Textile finishing, etc.	587	223
129. Other textile industries	805	473
XI. LEATHER, LEATHER GOODS AND FUR	9,174	6,885
130. Leather (tanning, dressing); fellmongery	1,685	483
131. Leather goods	3,513	3,349
132. Fur	3,976	3,053
XII. CLOTHING	50,921	94,222
140. Tailoring	32,774	37,398
141. Dressmaking	5,793	37,708
142. Overalls, shirts, underwear, etc.	1,712	7,341
143. Hats, caps and millinery	1,694	3,328
147. Dress industries not elsewhere specified	2,093	5,470
148. Manufacture of boots, shoes, etc.	3,700	2,655
149. Repair of boots and shoes	3,155	322
XIII. FOOD, DRINK AND TOBACCO	51,732	31,400
150. Grain milling	2,418	748
151. Bread and flour confectionery	9,812	4,333
152. Biscuits	1,840	3,074
153. Meat and meat products	2,624	1,837
154. Milk products	4,850	1,935
155. Sugar and glucose	1,336	237
156. Cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery	2,148	3,304
157. Preserving of fruit and vegetables	2,458	3,082
162. Food industries not elsewhere specified	4,481	3,382
163. Brewing and malting	10,162	2,070
164. Wholesale bottling	1,031	784
168. Other drink industries	3,935	1,904
169. Tobacco	4,637	4,710
XIV. MANUFACTURES OF WOOD AND CORK	41,214	7,436
170. Timber	4,230	506
171. Furniture and upholstery	23,955	4,802
172. Shop and office fitting	6,442	693
173. Wooden containers and baskets	3,451	818
179. Miscellaneous wood and cork manufactures	3,136	617
XV. PAPER AND PRINTING	88,675	40,518
180. Paper and board	2,415	1,350
181. Wallpaper	1,069	427
182. Cardboard boxes, cartons, etc.	2,467	4,500
183. Manufactures of paper and board n. e. s.	3,949	4,422
186. Printing, publishing, papers, periodicals	31,968	7,527
189. Other printing, publishing, etc.	46,807	22,292
XVI. OTHER MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES	15,615	12,997
190. Rubber	4,108	2,251
191. Linoleum, leather cloth, etc.	262	108
192. Brushes and brooms	1,024	837
193. Toys, games and sports requisites	1,806	2,012
194. Miscellaneous stationers' goods	1,337	2,071
195. Production and printing of cinema films	1,727	927
199. Miscellaneous manufacturing industries	5,351	4,791
XVII. BUILDING AND CONTRACTING	146,445	6,819
200. Building	122,486	4,810
201. Electric wiring and contracting	9,954	696
202. Civil engineering contracting	14,005	1,313
XVIII. GAS, ELECTRICITY AND WATER	39,724	4,402
210. Gas	18,082	2,060
211. Electricity	18,469	2,025
212. Water	3,173	317
XIX. TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION	234,288	43,851
220. Railways	59,402	9,358
221. Tramway and omnibus service	24,839	2,268
222. Other road passenger transport	9,389	387
223. Goods transport by road	25,096	1,896
224. Sea transport	13,907	2,492
225. Port, river and canal transport	25,416	687
226. Harbour, dock, canal, etc. service	2,664	356
227. Air transport	1,897	1,012
228. Postal, telegraph, wireless communication	57,654	18,996
238. Other transport and communication	11,699	5,884
239. Storage	2,325	515
XX. DISTRIBUTIVE TRADES	235,586	148,118
240. Dealing in coal, builders' materials, etc.	13,757	3,362
241. Dealing in other industrial materials	21,459	7,397
242. Wholesale distribution of food and drink	30,707	9,808
243. Retail distribution of food and drink	36,865	21,564
244. Wholesale distribution of non-food goods	61,180	29,564
245. Retail distribution of non-food goods	65,463	70,533
246. Retail sales of sweets, tobacco, papers	6,155	5,890
XXI. INSURANCE, BANKING AND FINANCE	97,804	62,778
250. Insurance, banking and finance	97,804	62,778
XXII. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND DEFENCE	149,498	53,298
260. National government service	95,677	41,490
265. Local government service	53,821	11,808
XXIII. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES	110,197	124,691
270. Accountancy	15,648	5,181
271. Education	17,315	24,703
272. Law	13,345	9,540
273. Medical and dental services	23,365	54,992
274. Religion	5,102	4,854
279. Other professional and business services	35,422	25,421
XXIV. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES	120,556	188,778
280. Theatres, cinemas, etc.	17,809	15,284
281. Sport, other recreations and betting	6,393	3,292
285. Catering, hotels, etc.	58,779	92,934
286. Laundries	3,615	11,007
287. Dry cleaning, job dyeing, etc.	1,804	3,242
288. Hairdressing and manicure	5,372	4,993
290. Private domestic service (resident)	1,247	19,766
291. Private domestic service (non-resident)	1,888	17,066
299. Other services	23,649	21,194
NOT STATED AND ILL-DEFINED INDUSTRY	1,646	1,052

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Rate	Date
Agriculture	1951
Finance & Business Services	1951
Manufacturing	1951
Mining	1951
Public Services	1951

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