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).	135,958	85,244
Out of work (not included below).	25,763	6,105
I.--Fishing.	3	0
II.--Agriculture.	1,454	66
III.--Mining and Quarrying, and Treatment of Non-Metalliferous Mining and Quarry Products. 1. Mining and Quarrying.	3,358	18
2. Treatment of Non-Metalliferous Mine and Quarry Products (excluding Gas Works).	218	14
IV.--Manufacture of Bricks, Pottery, Glass, etc.	2,670	83
V.--Manufacture of Chemicals, Dyes, Explosives, Paints, Oils, Grease. 1, 2. Chemicals and Explosives.	825	317
3. White Lead, Paints, and Varnish.	102	12
4, 5. Greases, Glue, &c.	851	329
VI.--Manufacture of Metals, Machines, Implements, Conveyances, Jewellery, Watches. 1. Smelting Converting, Refining, and Rolling of Iron and Steel.	888	8
2. Extracting and Refining of Other Metals and Alloys.	57	6
3. Founding and Other Secondary Processes in Metal Working.	2,754	190
4. Engineering (not Marine or Electrical).	8,571	596
5. Electrical Installations, Cables, and Apparatus.	1,542	293
6. Construction and Repair of Vehicles.	2,008	305
7. Ship Building and Repairing and Marine Engineering.	22	0
8. Cutlery and Small Tools (not Machine Tools).	127	10
9. Other Metal Industries (not Precious Metals, Jewellery, or Plate).	4,840	1,166
10. Precious Metals, Jewellery, Plate.	241	19
VII.--Manufacture of Textiles and Textile Goods (not Dress); Cellulose. 1. Cotton.	85	138
2. Wool, Worsted, and Shoddy.	3,547	8,020
3. Silk, Natural and Artificial.	36	12
4. Flax, Hemp, Jute.	98	304
5, 6. Mixed Fibres and Miscellaneous Products.	428	579
7. Textile Dyeing, Printing, Bleaching, Calendering, Finishing.	1,543	162
VIII.--Preparation of Skins and Leather, and Manufacture of Goods of Leather and Leather Substitute (not Clothing or Footwear). 1. Furs, Skins, Leather.	1,413	368
2. Saddlery, Harness, Bags, Trunks, and Other Goods of Leather and Leather Substitute (not Clothing or Footwear).	180	64
IX.--Manufacture of Clothing (not Knitted).	13,781	32,940
X.--Manufacture of Food, Drink, Tobacco. 1. Food.	2,430	1,767
2. Drink.	1,596	220
3. Tobacco, Cigars, Cigarettes, Snuff.	88	53
XI.--Wood Working; Manufacture of Cane and Basket Ware, Furniture, Fittings (not elsewhere enumerated). 1. Wood Working and Basket Ware.	1,000	103
2. Furniture (not Metal or Basket); Fittings.	2,580	337
XII.--Paper Making; Manufacture of Stationery and Stationery Requisites; Printing, Bookbinding, and Photography.	5,462	2,903
XIII.-- Building, Decorating, Stone and Slate Gutting and Dressing, and Contracting.	9,004	139
XIV.--Other Manufacturing Industries. 1. Rubber.	140	33
2. Musical Instruments.	219	23
3. Other Manufacturing Industries.	1,125	596
XV.--Gas, Water, Electricity. 510-6. Gas Works Service.	1,255	27
518-21. Water Works Service.	233	6
523-9. Electricity Supply Service.	1,242	67
XVI.--Transport and Communication. 1. Railways.	6,130	144
2. Road.	5,398	166
3-7. Water, Air and Other Transport and Communication.	434	39
XVII.--Commerce and Finance. 600-670. Distributive Trades.	23,456	9,452
680-699. Other Commerce and Finance.	3,443	1,024
XVIII.--Public Administration and Defence. 1. Defence.	127	11
2. Central Civil Government (British and Imperial).	2,634	788
3. Local Government.	6,059	3,600
XIX.--Professions.	3,439	2,731
XX.--Entertainments and Sport.	1,510	697
XXI.--Personal Service (including Hotels and Catering, but excluding Government and Local Authority).	5,098	14,210
XXII.--Other Industries or Industry not stated.	214	89

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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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