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".

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Industry	Males. [1]	Females. [2]
Total - All industries	794,917	246,020
Married women (included in Total)	0	69,678
Employers	26,859	4,169
Managers - general managers, directors, etc.	3,319	482
Managers - of branch or primary departments	19,183	5,528
Managers - of office or subsidiary departments	2,160	249
Operatives - in Social Classes I and II	50,450	29,629
Operatives - others	630,721	190,254
Included in Operatives - Articled clerks and apprentices.	17,817	862
Included in Operatives - Part-time workers.	1,587	13,001
Included in Operatives - Unpaid assistants.	2,549	4,160
Working on own account.	62,225	15,709
I. AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, FISHING	76,049	10,405
1. Agriculture and horticulture	70,715	10,233
2. Forestry	3,392	142
3. Fishing	1,942	30
II. MINING AND QUARRYING	130,478	1,788
10. Coal mining	119,750	1,617
11. Iron ore mining and quarrying	254	2
12. Stone quarrying and mining	5,218	105
13. Slate quarrying and mining	4,428	17
14. Clay, sand, gravel and chalk pits	468	12
19. Other mining and quarrying	360	35
III. CERAMICS, GLASS, CEMENT, ETC.	10,080	1,134
20. Bricks and fireclay goods	4,393	290
21. China and earthenware (lncl. glazed tiles)	170	62
22. Glass (other than containers)	886	340
23. Glass containers	233	166
24. Cement	908	30
29. Other non-metalliferous mining manufactures	3,490	246
IV. CHEMICALS AND ALLIED TRADES	18,040	2,607
30. Coke ovens and by-product works	1,308	16
31,33. Chemicals, dyes, explosives, fireworks	12,428	2,028
32. Pharmaceutical, toilet preparations, etc.	241	232
34. Paint and varnish	380	46
35. Soap, candles, polishes, ink, matches	182	51
36. Mineral oil refining	2,848	181
39. Other oils, greases, glue, etc.	653	53
V. METAL MANUFACTURE	73,525	6,469
40. Blast furnaces	976	11
41. Iron, steel melting, rolling, etc., n.e.s.	34,142	1,961
42. Iron foundries	3,616	339
43. Sheets and tinplate	22,899	2,683
44. Iron and steel tubes	2,709	126
49. Non-ferrous metals smelting, rolling, etc.	9,183	1,349
VI. ENGINEERING, SHIPBUILDING AND ELECTRICAL GOODS	30,710	7,890
50. Shipbuilding and ship repairing	6,111	155
51. Marine engineering	200	9
52. Agricultural machinery (except tractors)	766	80
53. Boilers and boilerhouse plant	374	14
54. Machine tools and engineers' small tools	776	38
55. Stationary engines	29	3
56. Textile machinery and accessories	165	26
58. Constructional engineering	4,371	124
57,69. Other non-electrical engineering	9,692	2,063
70. Electrical machinery	1,966	812
71. Electrical wires and cables	1,283	627
72. Telegraph and telephone apparatus	354	222
73. Wireless apparatus and gramophones	1,477	1,526
74. Wireless valves and electric lamps	148	243
75. Batteries and accumulators	105	56
79. Other electrical goods	2,893	1,892
VII. VEHICLES	27,439	4,493
80. Manufacture of motor vehicles and cycles	2,954	568
81. Motor repairers and garage	10,258	850
82,83. Manufacture of aircraft; vehicle parts	8,492	2,934
84. Railway locomotive shops	1,539	8
85. Other locomotive manufacture	32	1
86. Manufacture and repair of wagons, etc.	3,959	116
89. Carts, perambulators, etc.	205	16
VIII. METAL GOODS NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED	11,742	6,850
90. Tools and cutlery	438	140
91. Bolts, nuts, screws, rivets, nails, etc.	525	153
92. Iron and steel forgings, n.e.s.	1,621	88
95. Wire and wire manufactures	1,151	231
94. Hollow-ware	2,466	2,688
95. Brass manufactures	336	122
99. Metal industries not elsewhere specified	5,205	3,428
IX. PRECISION INSTRUMENTS, JEWELLERY, ETC.	2,770	1,988
100. Scientific, etc. instruments, etc.	1,414	681
101. Manufacture and repair of watches, etc.	789	800
102. Jewellery; refining of precious metals	166	338
103. Musical instruments	401	169
X. TEXTILES	10,794	4,813
110. Cotton spinning, doubling, etc.	20	8
111. Cotton weaving, etc.	143	509
112. Woollen and worsted	424	342
113. Rayon, nylon, etc., production	7,673	1,718
114. Rayon, nylon, etc., weaving and silk	857	606
115. Linen and soft hemp	26	45
116. Jute	11	7
117. Rope, twine and net	73	118
118. Hosiery, and other knitted goods	546	781
119. Lace	5	3
120. Carpets	114	47
121. Narrow fabrics	59	64
122. Made-up textiles	262	448
123. Textile finishing, etc.	347	63
129. Other textile industries	234	54
XI. LEATHER, LEATHER GOODS AND FUR	1,163	694
130. Leather (tanning, dressing); fellmongery	688	163
131. Leather goods	338	456
132. Fur	137	75
XII. CLOTHING	5,026	12,761
140. Tailoring	1,792	5,911
141. Dressmaking	139	2,556
142. Overalls, shirts, underwear, etc.	260	2,198
143. Hats, caps and millinery	18	53
147. Dress industries not elsewhere specified	273	1,238
148. Manufacture of boots, shoes, etc.	683	702
149. Repair of boots and shoes	1,861	103
XIII. FOOD, DRINK AND TOBACCO	16,647	7,349
150. Grain milling	1,490	432
151. Bread and flour confectionery	5,895	1,846
152. Biscuits	718	1,060
153. Meat and meat products	805	162
154. Milk products	2,553	846
155. Sugar and glucose	15	6
156. Cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery	507	660
157. Preserving of fruit and vegetables	306	492
162. Food industries not elsewhere specified	553	161
163. Brewing and malting	2,475	559
164. Wholesale bottling	270	234
168. Other drink industries	940	538
169. Tobacco	120	353
XIV. MANUFACTURES OF WOOD AND CORK	8,176	1,011
170. Timber	2,007	123
171. Furniture and upholstery	3,771	684
172. Shop and office fitting	314	35
173. Wooden containers and baskets	574	104
179. Miscellaneous wood and cork manufactures	1,510	65
XV. PAPER AND PRINTING	5,561	2,371
180. Paper and board	1,651	626
181. Wallpaper	13	5
182. Cardboard boxes, cartons, etc.	259	455
183. Manufactures of paper and board n. e. s.	61	68
186. Printing, publishing, papers, periodicals	1,656	354
189. Other printing, publishing, etc.	1,921	863
XVI. OTHER MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES	3,952	4,064
190. Rubber	1,129	486
191. Linoleum, leather cloth, etc.	140	28
192. Brushes and brooms	376	330
193. Toys, games and sports requisites	1,108	2,028
194. Miscellaneous stationers' goods	205	295
195. Production and printing of cinema films	5	9
199. Miscellaneous manufacturing industries	989	888
XVII. BUILDING AND CONTRACTING	67,773	1,077
200. Building	51,530	721
201. Electric wiring and contracting	3,188	138
202. Civil engineering contracting	13,055	218
XVIII. GAS, ELECTRICITY AND WATER	15,301	1,476
210. Gas	4,261	352
211. Electricity	9,394	1,084
212. Water	1,646	40
XIX. TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION	83,076	8,147
220. Railways	34,573	1,092
221. Tramway and omnibus service	12,995	1,116
222. Other road passenger transport	1,568	77
223. Goods transport by road	7,359	371
224. Sea transport	5,312	206
225. Port, river and canal transport	7,031	70
226. Harbour, dock, canal, etc. service	2,763	124
227. Air transport	235	38
228. Postal, telegraph, wireless communication	10,287	4,819
238. Other transport and communication	661	203
239. Storage	292	31
XX. DISTRIBUTIVE TRADES	64,540	50,174
240. Dealing in coal, builders' materials, etc.	6,937	1,323
241. Dealing in other industrial materials	3,732	482
242. Wholesale distribution of food and drink	4,892	1,528
243. Retail distribution of food and drink	23,344	17,387
244. Wholesale distribution of non-food goods	5,477	1,989
245. Retail distribution of non-food goods	18,123	24,816
246. Retail sales of sweets, tobacco, papers	2,035	2,649
XXI. INSURANCE, BANKING AND FINANCE	10,364	3,320
250. Insurance, banking and finance	10,364	3,320
XXII. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND DEFENCE	65,244	10,978
260. National government service	35,808	6,930
265. Local government service	29,436	4,048
XXIII. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES	30,175	39,322
270. Accountancy	1,454	638
271. Education	11,257	16,797
272. Law	1,500	1,308
273. Medical and dental services	9,673	19,014
274. Religion	3,788	752
279. Other professional and business services	2,503	813
XXIV. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES	25,513	54,531
280. Theatres, cinemas, etc.	2,396	2,592
281. Sport, other recreations and betting	2,079	2,309
285. Catering, hotels, etc.	11,179	27,299
286. Laundries	925	2,611
287. Dry cleaning, job dyeing, etc.	343	1,250
288. Hairdressing and manicure	1,612	1,880
290. Private domestic service (resident)	324	9,103
291. Private domestic service (non-resident)	2,765	6,129
299. Other services	3,890	1,358
NOT STATED AND ILL-DEFINED INDUSTRY	779	308

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Using data from this table, Vision of Britain can map the following rates for within Wales Dep:

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

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