A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
1951 Census of England and Wales, Industry Tables (Laid before Parliament pursuant to Section 4 (1), Census Act, 1920), Table 3 : " Industries (Orders and Selected Units) and Status Aggregates. Occupied Males and Females aged 15 and over for Urban Areas with population of less than 50,000, RD, NT".
| Show Cheshire AdmC table | Birkenhead CB/MB |
|---|
| INDUSTRY |
Males.
[1] |
Females.
[2] |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL - ALL INDUSTRIES |
45,271 
|
15,966
|
| Married women (included in Total) |
0
|
5,311
|
| Employers |
738
|
114
|
| Managers |
1,482
|
363
|
| Operatives |
41,233
|
14,798
|
| Working on own account |
1,818
|
691
|
| I. Agriculture, forestry, fishing |
181
|
42
|
| 1. Agriculture and horticulture |
174
|
42
|
| II. Mining and quarrying |
14
|
1
|
| 10. Coal mining |
7
|
1
|
| 11-19. Other mining and quarrying |
7
|
0
|
| III. Ceramics, glass, cement, etc. |
168
|
34
|
| 20. Bricks and fireclay goods |
103
|
27
|
| 24. Cement |
1
|
0
|
| IV. Chemicals and allied trades |
556
|
194
|
| 30,31,33. Coke ovens, chemicals and explosives |
62
|
9
|
| V. Metal manufacture |
61
|
10
|
| VI. Engineering, shipbuilding and electrical goods |
13,851
|
332
|
| 50,51. Shipbuilding, marine engineering |
12,706
|
199
|
| 54. Machine tools and engineers' small tools |
118
|
12
|
| 56. Textile machinery and accessories |
2
|
0
|
| 58. Constructional engineering |
111
|
5
|
| 52,53,55,57,69. Other mechanical engineering |
824
|
89
|
| 70. Electrical machinery |
21
|
3
|
| 73,74. Wireless apparatus, valves and lamps |
46
|
19
|
| 71,72,75,79. Other electrical engineering |
23
|
5
|
| VII. Vehicles |
796
|
63
|
| 80. Manufacture of motor vehicles and cycles |
50
|
5
|
| 81. Motor repairers and garages |
614
|
58
|
| 82,83. Manufacture of aircraft; vehicle parts |
9
|
0
|
| VIII. Metal goods not elsewhere specified |
576
|
250
|
| IX. Precision instruments, jewellery, etc. |
62
|
15
|
| X. Textiles |
129
|
245
|
| 110. Cotton spinning, doubling, etc. |
14
|
17
|
| 111. Cotton weaving, etc. |
13
|
8
|
| 112. Woollen and worsted |
53
|
198
|
| 113,114. Rayon, etc. production, weaving; silk |
3
|
5
|
| 118. Hosiery, and other knitted goods |
11
|
8
|
| 123. Textile finishing, etc. |
2
|
0
|
| XI. Leather, leather goods and fur |
295
|
48
|
| XII. Clothing |
250
|
696
|
| 140. Tailoring |
111
|
393
|
| 141. Dressmaking |
3
|
88
|
| 148,149. Boot and shoe making and repairing |
120
|
18
|
| XIII. Food, drink and tobacco |
2,361
|
878
|
| 150-162. Food |
2,037
|
720
|
| 163-168. Drink |
322
|
156
|
| XIV. Manufactures of wood and cork |
581
|
145
|
| 170. Timber |
208
|
9
|
| 171. Furniture and upholstery |
208
|
123
|
| XV. Paper and printing |
397
|
299
|
| 180. Paper and board |
4
|
2
|
| 186,189. Printing and publishing |
370
|
271
|
| XVI. Other manufacturing industries |
122
|
69
|
| XVII. Building and contracting |
3,047
|
90
|
| XVIII. Gas, electricity and water |
1,177
|
71
|
| 210. Gas |
518
|
40
|
| 211. Electricity |
522
|
19
|
| 212. Water |
137
|
12
|
| XIX. Transport and communication |
10,881
|
527
|
| 220. Railways |
2,548
|
110
|
| 221,222. Road passenger transport |
1,174
|
52
|
| 223. Goods transport by road |
355
|
22
|
| 224-226. Sea transport, port service, etc. |
6,268
|
107
|
| 228. Postal, telegraph, wireless communication |
425
|
215
|
| XX. Distributive trades |
4,111
|
3,752
|
| 240. Dealing In coal, builders' materials, etc. |
527
|
63
|
| 241. Dealing in other Industrial materials |
304
|
20
|
| 242. Wholesale distribution of food and drink |
219
|
70
|
| 243. Retail distribution of food and drink |
1,323
|
1,138
|
| 244. Wholesale distribution of non-food goods |
243
|
95
|
| 245. Retail distribution of non-food goods |
1,340
|
2,094
|
| 246. Retail sales of sweets, tobacco, papers |
155
|
272
|
| XXI. Insurance, banking and finance |
630
|
232
|
| XXII. Public administration and defence |
2,186
|
507
|
| 260. National government service |
734
|
276
|
| 265. Local government service |
1,452
|
231
|
| XXIII. Professional services |
1,269
|
2,493
|
| 271. Education |
497
|
921
|
| 273. Medical and dental services |
447
|
1,317
|
| XXIV. Miscellaneous services |
1,534
|
4,949
|
| 280,281. Entertainment and sport |
344
|
1,756
|
| 285. Catering, hotels, etc. |
439
|
1,410
|
| 286. Laundries |
191
|
587
|
| 287. Dry cleaning. Job dyeing, etc. |
32
|
98
|
| 288. Hairdressing and manicure |
93
|
143
|
| 290,291. Private domestic service |
174
|
875
|
| Not stated and Ill-defined industry |
36
|
24
|
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