Data for 1841	Sex
2011 Classification of Manufacturing	Male	Female
Food & drink	18	1
Textiles & clothing	49	19
Wood & paper	14	1
Chemicals	0	0
Low tech	26	0
High tech.	16	0
Other	6	0

Data for 1861	Sex
2011 Classification of Manufacturing	Male	Female
Food & drink	31	1
Textiles & clothing	52	101
Wood & paper	15	0
Chemicals	3	0
Low tech	33	0
High tech.	19	54
Other	6	2

Data for 1881	Sex
2011 Classification of Manufacturing	Male	Female
Food & drink	47	3
Textiles & clothing	61	140
Wood & paper	11	2
Chemicals	6	0
Low tech	57	1
High tech.	21	24
Other	38	5

Data for 1911	Sex
2011 Classification of Manufacturing	Male	Female
Food & drink	56	15
Textiles & clothing	54	110
Wood & paper	18	3
Chemicals	7	1
Low tech	61	1
High tech.	174	0
Other	49	6

Data for 1931	Sex
2011 Classification of Manufacturing	Male	Female
Food & drink	119	25
Textiles & clothing	69	115
Wood & paper	37	6
Chemicals	11	1
Low tech	46	3
High tech.	135	7
Other	148	14

Data for 1951	Sex
2011 Classification of Manufacturing	Male	Female
Food & drink	68	25
Textiles & clothing	12	33
Wood & paper	57	5
Chemicals	67	46
Low tech	68	37
High tech.	1,243	203
Other	99	99

Data for 1971	Sex
2011 Classification of Manufacturing	Male	Female
Food & drink	146	41
Textiles & clothing	23	20
Wood & paper	200	33
Chemicals	311	54
Low tech	201	31
High tech.	1,536	175
Other	78	19

Date:	Source:
1841	1841 Census of Great Britain, Occupations, Table [1] , 'Occupation Abstract'
1861	1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 17 , 'Occupations of Males aged 20 Years and upwards in Districts'
1861	1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 18 , 'Occupations of Females aged 20 Years and upwards in Districts'
1881 - 1991	Census of Population
1971	1971 Census of England and Wales, Economic activity County Leaflets, Table 3 , 'Industry and status by area of workplace and sex', for 'County, county boroughs, urban areas with populations of 50,000 or more, conurbation centres'

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