Hours worked in coal-mining for 17-20 UK coalfields 1900-13.

Table ID:

MINEDAYS     (1251627)

Contents:

Hours worked in coal-mining for 17-20 UK coalfields 1900-13.

Approx. number of rows:

3,228

Table type:

Raw Data

Documentation Author:

Humphrey Southall

Geography:

Reporting units are identified by:
   Unspecified District

Chronology:

The data cover the period 1900 to 1913.
Dates and times are identified by:
   Month
   Year

Sources:

1. Data transcribed from monthly reports in the Board of Trade Labour Gazette, from January 1900 to December 1913, listing the 'average number of days worked per week by the Collieries in the four weeks ended' on some specific day in the month.

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Notes:

1. The table contains monthly data for 17-20 coalfields and aggregates thereof in the United Kingdom from January 1900 to December 1913. Data are missing for all coalfields in March 1912.

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Indices:

Index	Type	Column(s) indexed
minedays_pk	Primary key	x_district, year, month

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Constraints:

The table has the following associated constraints:

Constraint	Type	Details
minedays_pk	Primary Key	See details above for primary key index

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Columns within table:

Column	Type	Contents
year	Integer number.	Year to which hours refer.
month	Integer number.	Month to which hours refer.
x_district	Text string (max.len.=34).	Mining district to which hours refer.
hours	Floating point number.	Hours worked.
key	Integer number.	Unique key.