1911 Census of England and Wales, General Report with Appendices, Table 45 : " Persons returned as working and dealing in Dress, 1901 and 1911; and Increase or Decrease per cent.".

Straw Plait ManufactureFelt Hat ManufactureMakers of other Hats and CapsHat, Bonnet, Straw Plait, etc.
   —DealersClothiers, Outfitters—DealersStay, Corset—Makers.Button MakersHosiers, HaberdashersSlipper MakersBoot, Shoe, Patten, Clog—
   —DealersUmbrella, Parasol, Stick—
   MakersOther Dealers in DressDealersTotal
OCCUPATION. 1901. 1911. Increase (+) or
Decrease (-) per cent.
Persons. Males. Females. Persons. Males. Females. Persons. Males. Females.
1,847 493 1,354 967 805 162 -47.6 63.3 -88.0
Straw Hat, Straw Bonnet
   —Manufacture
12,898 3,378 9,520 13,863 4,149 9,714 7.5 22.8 2.0
11,350 6,634 4,716 12,494 7,794 4,700 }5.8 6.4 5.3
Makers of Cloth Hats and Caps }12,639 5,434 7,205{ 7,362 1,972 5,390
5,534 3,076 2,458
Milliners 49,231 472 48,759 67,562 984 66,578 37.2 108.5 36.5
5,751 3,815 1,936 11,116 4,417 6,699 93.3 15.8 246.0
Tailors 237,185 119,545 117,640 249,467 122,352 127,115 5.2 2.3 8.1
22,107 17,701 4,406 36,642 27,045 9,597 65.7 52.8 117.8
Dressmakers 341,599 1,017 340,582 342,055 2,815 339,240 0.1 176.8 -0.4
13,594 1,321 12,273 14,929 1,580 13,349 9.8 19.6 8.8
Shirt Makers, Seamstresses 87,666 4,039 83,627 85,384 5,046 80,338 -2.6 24.9 -3.9
4,204 1,240 2,964 5,689 1,367 4,322 35.3 10.2 45.8
Glove Makers 10,186 2,433 7,753 11,039 2,967 8,072 8.4 21.9 4.1
8,627 6,786 1,841 9,737 7,559 2,178 12.9 11.4 18.3
Boot, Shoe—Makers 218,581 174,806 43,775 202,510 160,087 42,423 -7.4 -8.4 -3.1
4,348 2,999 1,349 5,260 3,279 1,981 21.0 9.3 46.8
Patten, Clog—Makers 6,328 6,276 52 5,924 5,805 119 -6.4 -7.5 128.8
21,886 14,223 7,663 33,466 22,114 11,352 52.9 55.5 48.1
Artificial Flower Makers 3,138 474 2,664 4,591 614 3,977 46.3 29.5 49.3
9,542 4,935 4,607 9,538 5,500 4,038 0.0 11.4 -12.4
Other Workers in Dress 1,806 690 1,116 2,937 874 2,063 62.6 26.7 84.9
5,429 2,015 3,414 8,057 2,645 5,412 48.4 31.3 58.5
Workers 1,026,142 336,186 689,956 1,047,105 331,066 716,039 2.0 -1.5 3.8
63,800 44,540 19,260 99,018 63,780 35,238 55.2 43.2 83.0
Drapers, Linen Drapers, Mercers 135,657 67,220 68,437 150,968 66,362 84,606 11.3 -1.3 23.6
1,225,599 447,946 777,653 1,297,091 461,208 835,883 5.8 3.0 7.5