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

Show England Dep table	Northumberland AdmC	Alnwick RD Alnwick UD Amble UD Ashington UD Bedlingtonshire UD Belford RD Bellingham RD Berwick upon Tweed MB Blyth UD/MB Castle Ward RD Cramlington UD Earsdon UD Glendale RD Gosforth UD Haltwhistle RD Hexham RD Hexham UD Longbenton UD Morpeth RD Morpeth MB Newbiggin By the Sea UD Newburn UD Newcastle upon Tyne CB/MB Newcastle upon Tyne Moot Hall and Precincts RD Norham and Islandshires RD Prudhoe UD Rothbury RD Rothbury UD Seaton Delaval UD Seghill UD Tynemouth MB/CB Wallsend MB/UD Weetslade UD Whitley Bay UD/MB

INDUSTRY	Males. [1]	Females. [2]
Total in Industries (excluding persons out of work).	198,259	72,644
Out of work (not included below).	52,041	7,201
I.--Fishing.	1,572	66
II.--Agriculture.	12,384	2,011
III.--Mining and Quarrying, and Treatment of Non-Metalliferous Mining and Quarry Products.      1. Mining and Quarrying.	49,244	210
2. Treatment of Non-Metalliferous Mine and Quarry Products (excluding Gas Works).	260	48
IV.--Manufacture of Bricks, Pottery, Glass, etc.	1,299	435
V.--Manufacture of Chemicals, Dyes, Explosives, Paints, Oils, Grease.      1, 2. Chemicals and Explosives.	718	294
3. White Lead, Paints, and Varnish.	511	157
4, 5. Greases, Glue, &c.	467	260
VI.--Manufacture of Metals, Machines, Implements, Conveyances, Jewellery, Watches.      1. Smelting Converting, Refining, and Rolling of Iron and Steel.	302	10
2. Extracting and Refining of Other Metals and Alloys.	215	45
3. Founding and Other Secondary Processes in Metal Working.	1,403	131
4. Engineering (not Marine or Electrical).	6,857	769
5. Electrical Installations, Cables, and Apparatus.	2,296	272
6. Construction and Repair of Vehicles.	1,741	128
7. Ship Building and Repairing and Marine Engineering.	12,729	505
8. Cutlery and Small Tools (not Machine Tools).	87	6
9. Other Metal Industries (not Precious Metals, Jewellery, or Plate).	1,159	623
10. Precious Metals, Jewellery, Plate.	196	13
VII.--Manufacture of Textiles and Textile Goods (not Dress); Cellulose.      1. Cotton.	28	10
2. Wool, Worsted, and Shoddy.	29	25
3. Silk, Natural and Artificial.	6	2
4. Flax, Hemp, Jute.	7	1
5, 6. Mixed Fibres and Miscellaneous Products.	284	437
7. Textile Dyeing, Printing, Bleaching, Calendering, Finishing.	9	2
VIII.--Preparation of Skins and Leather, and Manufacture of Goods of Leather and Leather Substitute (not Clothing or Footwear).      1. Furs, Skins, Leather.	271	85
2. Saddlery, Harness, Bags, Trunks, and Other Goods of Leather and Leather Substitute (not Clothing or Footwear).	167	71
IX.--Manufacture of Clothing (not Knitted).	2,094	2,934
X.--Manufacture of Food, Drink, Tobacco.      1. Food.	2,912	2,822
2. Drink.	1,008	406
3. Tobacco, Cigars, Cigarettes, Snuff.	209	281
XI.--Wood Working; Manufacture of Cane and Basket Ware, Furniture, Fittings (not elsewhere enumerated).      1. Wood Working and Basket Ware.	1,103	43
2. Furniture (not Metal or Basket); Fittings.	1,216	306
XII.--Paper Making; Manufacture of Stationery and Stationery Requisites; Printing, Bookbinding, and Photography.	2,740	1,289
XIII.-- Building, Decorating, Stone and Slate Gutting and Dressing, and Contracting.	10,310	191
XIV.--Other Manufacturing Industries.      1. Rubber.	122	29
2. Musical Instruments.	102	10
3. Other Manufacturing Industries.	582	401
XV.--Gas, Water, Electricity.      510-6. Gas Works Service.	1,411	81
518-21. Water Works Service.	352	7
523-9. Electricity Supply Service.	1,429	241
XVI.--Transport and Communication.      1. Railways.	7,020	226
2. Road.	6,894	430
3-7. Water, Air and Other Transport and Communication.	5,601	253
XVII.--Commerce and Finance.      600-670. Distributive Trades.	27,016	15,928
680-699. Other Commerce and Finance.	4,059	1,284
XVIII.--Public Administration and Defence.      1. Defence.	1,462	52
2. Central Civil Government (British and Imperial).	3,436	995
3. Local Government.	8,978	4,954
XIX.--Professions.	4,422	3,793
XX.--Entertainments and Sport.	1,565	930
XXI.--Personal Service (including Hotels and Catering, but excluding Government and Local Authority).	7,539	28,031
XXII.--Other Industries or Industry not stated.	436	111

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

Rate	Date
Agriculture	1931
Finance & Business Services	1931
Manufacturing	1931
Mining	1931
Public Services	1931

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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