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".

List England Dep	Staffordshire AdmC	Burton upon Trent CB/MB Dudley CB/MB Newcastle under Lyme MB Smethwick MB/UD/CB Stoke on Trent CB/MB Walsall CB/MB West Bromwich CB/MB Wolverhampton CB/MB

Industry	Males. [1]	Females. [2]
Total - All industries	521,435	240,609
Married women (included in Total)	0	115,392
Employers	10,283	1,368
Managers - general managers, directors, etc.	5,384	570
Managers - of branch or primary departments	13,906	3,650
Managers - of office or subsidiary departments	2,937	224
Operatives - in Social Classes I and II	29,025	18,125
Operatives - others	435,340	207,910
Included in Operatives - Articled clerks and apprentices.	12,258	972
Included in Operatives - Part-time workers.	1,061	28,648
Included in Operatives - Unpaid assistants.	393	1,268
Working on own account.	24,560	8,762
I. AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, FISHING	17,991	2,280
1. Agriculture and horticulture	17,626	2,256
2. Forestry	356	22
3. Fishing	9	2
II. MINING AND QUARRYING	42,997	647
10. Coal mining	41,080	522
11. Iron ore mining and quarrying	5	1
12. Stone quarrying and mining	542	10
13. Slate quarrying and mining	0	0
14. Clay, sand, gravel and chalk pits	996	27
19. Other mining and quarrying	374	87
III. CERAMICS, GLASS, CEMENT, ETC.	40,387	38,145
20. Bricks and fireclay goods	7,331	1,259
21. China and earthenware (lncl. glazed tiles)	25,126	34,564
22. Glass (other than containers)	3,888	1,627
23. Glass containers	100	28
24. Cement	19	10
29. Other non-metalliferous mining manufactures	3,923	657
IV. CHEMICALS AND ALLIED TRADES	6,104	1,768
30. Coke ovens and by-product works	409	11
31,33. Chemicals, dyes, explosives, fireworks	4,012	980
32. Pharmaceutical, toilet preparations, etc.	123	114
34. Paint and varnish	948	458
35. Soap, candles, polishes, ink, matches	175	101
36. Mineral oil refining	33	21
39. Other oils, greases, glue, etc.	404	83
V. METAL MANUFACTURE	57,083	8,999
40. Blast furnaces	1,175	30
41. Iron, steel melting, rolling, etc., n.e.s.	15,537	939
42. Iron foundries	19,501	3,825
43. Sheets and tinplate	1,581	307
44. Iron and steel tubes	6,948	1,471
49. Non-ferrous metals smelting, rolling, etc.	12,341	2,427
VI. ENGINEERING, SHIPBUILDING AND ELECTRICAL GOODS	51,983	17,740
50. Shipbuilding and ship repairing	372	42
51. Marine engineering	21	1
52. Agricultural machinery (except tractors)	1,525	325
53. Boilers and boilerhouse plant	2,242	201
54. Machine tools and engineers' small tools	2,915	906
55. Stationary engines	2,046	368
56. Textile machinery and accessories	439	106
58. Constructional engineering	6,490	654
57,69. Other non-electrical engineering	20,242	4,325
70. Electrical machinery	8,341	3,075
71. Electrical wires and cables	669	1,173
72. Telegraph and telephone apparatus	51	10
73. Wireless apparatus and gramophones	558	477
74. Wireless valves and electric lamps	53	93
75. Batteries and accumulators	440	1,203
79. Other electrical goods	5,579	4,781
VII. VEHICLES	29,932	7,066
80. Manufacture of motor vehicles and cycles	7,151	3,164
81. Motor repairers and garage	5,725	595
82,83. Manufacture of aircraft; vehicle parts	10,284	2,644
84. Railway locomotive shops	785	6
85. Other locomotive manufacture	713	58
86. Manufacture and repair of wagons, etc.	4,848	217
89. Carts, perambulators, etc.	426	382
VIII. METAL GOODS NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED	46,009	27,990
90. Tools and cutlery	2,876	972
91. Bolts, nuts, screws, rivets, nails, etc.	8,627	7,553
92. Iron and steel forgings, n.e.s.	7,480	1,293
95. Wire and wire manufactures	773	249
94. Hollow-ware	4,073	2,672
95. Brass manufactures	3,884	2,024
99. Metal industries not elsewhere specified	18,296	13,227
IX. PRECISION INSTRUMENTS, JEWELLERY, ETC.	891	396
100. Scientific, etc. instruments, etc.	255	188
101. Manufacture and repair of watches, etc.	177	4
102. Jewellery; refining of precious metals	340	191
103. Musical instruments	119	13
X. TEXTILES	6,234	7,725
110. Cotton spinning, doubling, etc.	154	503
111. Cotton weaving, etc.	60	76
112. Woollen and worsted	15	22
113. Rayon, nylon, etc., production	1,587	492
114. Rayon, nylon, etc., weaving and silk	770	1,358
115. Linen and soft hemp	5	4
116. Jute	5	2
117. Rope, twine and net	45	60
118. Hosiery, and other knitted goods	997	2,484
119. Lace	1	32
120. Carpets	22	8
121. Narrow fabrics	664	1,659
122. Made-up textiles	153	435
123. Textile finishing, etc.	1,565	522
129. Other textile industries	191	68
XI. LEATHER, LEATHER GOODS AND FUR	1,908	2,768
130. Leather (tanning, dressing); fellmongery	887	175
131. Leather goods	1,016	2,576
132. Fur	5	17
XII. CLOTHING	4,332	9,455
140. Tailoring	1,049	4,655
141. Dressmaking	72	1,510
142. Overalls, shirts, underwear, etc.	40	551
143. Hats, caps and millinery	10	38
147. Dress industries not elsewhere specified	63	390
148. Manufacture of boots, shoes, etc.	1,804	2,198
149. Repair of boots and shoes	1,294	113
XIII. FOOD, DRINK AND TOBACCO	16,689	6,212
150. Grain milling	362	46
151. Bread and flour confectionery	3,594	2,021
152. Biscuits	286	316
153. Meat and meat products	1,511	602
154. Milk products	1,510	635
155. Sugar and glucose	2	0
156. Cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery	314	380
157. Preserving of fruit and vegetables	140	416
162. Food industries not elsewhere specified	436	214
163. Brewing and malting	7,836	1,120
164. Wholesale bottling	146	113
168. Other drink industries	521	342
169. Tobacco	31	7
XIV. MANUFACTURES OF WOOD AND CORK	6,041	1,486
170. Timber	1,912	267
171. Furniture and upholstery	2,003	805
172. Shop and office fitting	251	57
173. Wooden containers and baskets	1,110	226
179. Miscellaneous wood and cork manufactures	765	131
XV. PAPER AND PRINTING	4,935	4,528
180. Paper and board	1,096	318
181. Wallpaper	7	4
182. Cardboard boxes, cartons, etc.	207	735
183. Manufactures of paper and board n. e. s.	158	253
186. Printing, publishing, papers, periodicals	769	154
189. Other printing, publishing, etc.	2,698	3,064
XVI. OTHER MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES	9,334	4,222
190. Rubber	8,023	2,722
191. Linoleum, leather cloth, etc.	17	3
192. Brushes and brooms	261	285
193. Toys, games and sports requisites	88	288
194. Miscellaneous stationers' goods	35	48
195. Production and printing of cinema films	2	4
199. Miscellaneous manufacturing industries	908	872
XVII. BUILDING AND CONTRACTING	37,621	1,198
200. Building	32,043	912
201. Electric wiring and contracting	1,904	149
202. Civil engineering contracting	3,674	137
XVIII. GAS, ELECTRICITY AND WATER	10,444	941
210. Gas	4,278	350
211. Electricity	4,922	569
212. Water	1,244	22
XIX. TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION	31,463	4,611
220. Railways	12,242	719
221. Tramway and omnibus service	6,357	1,261
222. Other road passenger transport	858	90
223. Goods transport by road	7,186	442
224. Sea transport	92	8
225. Port, river and canal transport	491	39
226. Harbour, dock, canal, etc. service	237	4
227. Air transport	87	18
228. Postal, telegraph, wireless communication	3,557	1,940
238. Other transport and communication	180	55
239. Storage	176	35
XX. DISTRIBUTIVE TRADES	37,207	32,884
240. Dealing in coal, builders' materials, etc.	4,219	902
241. Dealing in other industrial materials	3,103	592
242. Wholesale distribution of food and drink	2,091	1,016
243. Retail distribution of food and drink	13,279	11,509
244. Wholesale distribution of non-food goods	2,906	1,280
245. Retail distribution of non-food goods	10,591	15,836
246. Retail sales of sweets, tobacco, papers	1,018	1,749
XXI. INSURANCE, BANKING AND FINANCE	4,360	1,902
250. Insurance, banking and finance	4,360	1,902
XXII. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND DEFENCE	30,482	5,966
260. National government service	17,291	3,134
265. Local government service	13,191	2,832
XXIII. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES	13,988	21,104
270. Accountancy	1,017	508
271. Education	5,690	9,101
272. Law	707	770
273. Medical and dental services	4,256	9,722
274. Religion	1,007	512
279. Other professional and business services	1,311	491
XXIV. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES	12,722	30,412
280. Theatres, cinemas, etc.	1,083	1,413
281. Sport, other recreations and betting	1,116	309
285. Catering, hotels, etc.	5,226	16,725
286. Laundries	720	2,592
287. Dry cleaning, job dyeing, etc.	113	573
288. Hairdressing and manicure	929	1,383
290. Private domestic service (resident)	118	3,148
291. Private domestic service (non-resident)	1,453	3,663
299. Other services	1,964	606
NOT STATED AND ILL-DEFINED INDUSTRY	298	164

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