Vision of Britain | 1931 Census: Industry

1931 Census of England and Wales, Industry Tables, Table 3 : " Industries (condensed list) of Males and Females (exclusive of persons out of work)".

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INDUSTRY	Males. [1]	Females. [2]
Total in Industries (excluding persons out of work).	60,350	38,225
Out of work (not included below).	9,084	3,049
I.--Fishing.	2	0
II.--Agriculture.	175	6
III.--Mining and Quarrying, and Treatment of Non-Metalliferous Mining and Quarry Products. 1. Mining and Quarrying.	51	7
2. Treatment of Non-Metalliferous Mine and Quarry Products (excluding Gas Works).	30	6
IV.--Manufacture of Bricks, Pottery, Glass, etc.	178	31
V.--Manufacture of Chemicals, Dyes, Explosives, Paints, Oils, Grease. 1, 2. Chemicals and Explosives.	226	473
3. White Lead, Paints, and Varnish.	150	67
4, 5. Greases, Glue, &c.	96	49
VI.--Manufacture of Metals, Machines, Implements, Conveyances, Jewellery, Watches. 1. Smelting Converting, Refining, and Rolling of Iron and Steel.	16	3
2. Extracting and Refining of Other Metals and Alloys.	18	11
3. Founding and Other Secondary Processes in Metal Working.	229	22
4. Engineering (not Marine or Electrical).	1,054	233
5. Electrical Installations, Cables, and Apparatus.	1,215	499
6. Construction and Repair of Vehicles.	1,113	142
7. Ship Building and Repairing and Marine Engineering.	9	2
8. Cutlery and Small Tools (not Machine Tools).	67	26
9. Other Metal Industries (not Precious Metals, Jewellery, or Plate).	970	210
10. Precious Metals, Jewellery, Plate.	303	145
VII.--Manufacture of Textiles and Textile Goods (not Dress); Cellulose. 1. Cotton.	15	11
2. Wool, Worsted, and Shoddy.	13	4
3. Silk, Natural and Artificial.	31	19
4. Flax, Hemp, Jute.	7	1
5, 6. Mixed Fibres and Miscellaneous Products.	143	310
7. Textile Dyeing, Printing, Bleaching, Calendering, Finishing.	43	8
VIII.--Preparation of Skins and Leather, and Manufacture of Goods of Leather and Leather Substitute (not Clothing or Footwear). 1. Furs, Skins, Leather.	139	117
2. Saddlery, Harness, Bags, Trunks, and Other Goods of Leather and Leather Substitute (not Clothing or Footwear).	131	101
IX.--Manufacture of Clothing (not Knitted).	2,177	5,167
X.--Manufacture of Food, Drink, Tobacco. 1. Food.	979	852
2. Drink.	514	336
3. Tobacco, Cigars, Cigarettes, Snuff.	102	257
XI.--Wood Working; Manufacture of Cane and Basket Ware, Furniture, Fittings (not elsewhere enumerated). 1. Wood Working and Basket Ware.	375	39
2. Furniture (not Metal or Basket); Fittings.	1,499	436
XII.--Paper Making; Manufacture of Stationery and Stationery Requisites; Printing, Bookbinding, and Photography.	2,499	2,025
XIII.-- Building, Decorating, Stone and Slate Gutting and Dressing, and Contracting.	5,155	91
XIV.--Other Manufacturing Industries. 1. Rubber.	114	60
2. Musical Instruments.	962	279
3. Other Manufacturing Industries.	936	864
XV.--Gas, Water, Electricity. 510-6. Gas Works Service.	263	14
518-21. Water Works Service.	50	5
523-9. Electricity Supply Service.	294	5
XVI.--Transport and Communication. 1. Railways.	4,819	279
2. Road.	2,832	82
3-7. Water, Air and Other Transport and Communication.	533	82
XVII.--Commerce and Finance. 600-670. Distributive Trades.	11,521	5,706
680-699. Other Commerce and Finance.	1,898	1,252
XVIII.--Public Administration and Defence. 1. Defence.	687	48
2. Central Civil Government (British and Imperial).	1,986	735
3. Local Government.	2,604	1,358
XIX.--Professions.	2,514	3,397
XX.--Entertainments and Sport.	1,071	735
XXI.--Personal Service (including Hotels and Catering, but excluding Government and Local Authority).	7,178	11,485
XXII.--Other Industries or Industry not stated.	364	133

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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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