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".

Show England Dep table	Lancashire AdmC	Barrow in Furness CB/MB Blackburn MB/CB Blackpool CB/MB Bolton MB/CB Bootle CB/MB Burnley MB/CB Bury MB/CB Crosby MB Huyton With Roby UD Lancaster MB Liverpool CB/MB Manchester CB/MB Oldham CB/MB Preston MB/CB Rochdale CB/MB Salford CB/MB Southport CB/MB St Helens CB/MB Stretford UD/MB Warrington MB/CB Wigan MB/CB

Industry	Males. [1]	Females. [2]
Total - All industries	1,618,680	897,631
Married women (included in Total)	0	410,309
Employers	37,661	6,072
Managers - general managers, directors, etc.	19,473	2,059
Managers - of branch or primary departments	46,293	12,539
Managers - of office or subsidiary departments	9,499	741
Operatives - in Social Classes I and II	117,191	69,205
Operatives - others	1,297,697	771,105
Included in Operatives - Articled clerks and apprentices.	57,903	4,074
Included in Operatives - Part-time workers.	4,281	90,972
Included in Operatives - Unpaid assistants.	1,073	4,295
Working on own account.	90,866	35,910
I. AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, FISHING	36,047	4,445
1. Agriculture and horticulture	33,135	4,386
2. Forestry	249	14
3. Fishing	2,663	45
II. MINING AND QUARRYING	55,846	1,773
10. Coal mining	53,813	1,681
11. Iron ore mining and quarrying	7	0
12. Stone quarrying and mining	1,269	27
13. Slate quarrying and mining	285	8
14. Clay, sand, gravel and chalk pits	338	14
19. Other mining and quarrying	134	43
III. CERAMICS, GLASS, CEMENT, ETC.	31,191	7,670
20. Bricks and fireclay goods	5,706	538
21. China and earthenware (lncl. glazed tiles)	969	273
22. Glass (other than containers)	10,478	3,308
23. Glass containers	5,061	1,530
24. Cement	308	30
29. Other non-metalliferous mining manufactures	8,669	1,991
IV. CHEMICALS AND ALLIED TRADES	52,961	17,856
30. Coke ovens and by-product works	353	15
31,33. Chemicals, dyes, explosives, fireworks	34,338	7,771
32. Pharmaceutical, toilet preparations, etc.	2,544	3,571
34. Paint and varnish	4,056	1,610
35. Soap, candles, polishes, ink, matches	5,714	3,646
36. Mineral oil refining	1,769	253
39. Other oils, greases, glue, etc.	4,187	990
V. METAL MANUFACTURE	32,469	4,513
40. Blast furnaces	739	25
41. Iron, steel melting, rolling, etc., n.e.s.	12,602	1,032
42. Iron foundries	10,831	1,538
43. Sheets and tinplate	270	21
44. Iron and steel tubes	418	195
49. Non-ferrous metals smelting, rolling, etc.	7,609	1,702
VI. ENGINEERING, SHIPBUILDING AND ELECTRICAL GOODS	184,228	46,575
50. Shipbuilding and ship repairing	13,641	497
51. Marine engineering	8,092	542
52. Agricultural machinery (except tractors)	2,914	376
53. Boilers and boilerhouse plant	1,616	108
54. Machine tools and engineers' small tools	4,381	684
55. Stationary engines	4,366	573
56. Textile machinery and accessories	33,627	4,993
58. Constructional engineering	6,880	402
57,69. Other non-electrical engineering	46,368	10,432
70. Electrical machinery	27,401	7,578
71. Electrical wires and cables	11,214	5,395
72. Telegraph and telephone apparatus	5,655	2,760
73. Wireless apparatus and gramophones	2,591	1,769
74. Wireless valves and electric lamps	2,437	2,931
75. Batteries and accumulators	2,967	1,028
79. Other electrical goods	10,078	6,507
VII. VEHICLES	71,614	7,797
80. Manufacture of motor vehicles and cycles	18,478	2,149
81. Motor repairers and garage	20,670	1,742
82,83. Manufacture of aircraft; vehicle parts	15,868	3,049
84. Railway locomotive shops	5,823	197
85. Other locomotive manufacture	5,133	362
86. Manufacture and repair of wagons, etc.	5,235	219
89. Carts, perambulators, etc.	407	79
VIII. METAL GOODS NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED	30,028	11,783
90. Tools and cutlery	1,653	714
91. Bolts, nuts, screws, rivets, nails, etc.	911	680
92. Iron and steel forgings, n.e.s.	2,590	526
95. Wire and wire manufactures	7,108	2,032
94. Hollow-ware	3,101	3,371
95. Brass manufactures	2,317	607
99. Metal industries not elsewhere specified	12,348	3,853
IX. PRECISION INSTRUMENTS, JEWELLERY, ETC.	5,172	2,409
100. Scientific, etc. instruments, etc.	3,046	1,751
101. Manufacture and repair of watches, etc.	1,073	310
102. Jewellery; refining of precious metals	252	270
103. Musical instruments	801	78
X. TEXTILES	150,007	195,084
110. Cotton spinning, doubling, etc.	54,781	83,948
111. Cotton weaving, etc.	33,519	63,720
112. Woollen and worsted	5,964	3,830
113. Rayon, nylon, etc., production	6,432	2,664
114. Rayon, nylon, etc., weaving and silk	11,115	15,381
115. Linen and soft hemp	254	139
116. Jute	180	77
117. Rope, twine and net	1,167	1,365
118. Hosiery, and other knitted goods	1,866	5,459
119. Lace	16	11
120. Carpets	646	756
121. Narrow fabrics	622	1,370
122. Made-up textiles	2,050	4,386
123. Textile finishing, etc.	27,227	9,516
129. Other textile industries	4,168	2,462
XI. LEATHER, LEATHER GOODS AND FUR	7,791	3,901
130. Leather (tanning, dressing); fellmongery	6,385	1,706
131. Leather goods	1,166	1,893
132. Fur	240	302
XII. CLOTHING	30,540	76,947
140. Tailoring	14,109	35,099
141. Dressmaking	1,039	14,084
142. Overalls, shirts, underwear, etc.	1,825	12,889
143. Hats, caps and millinery	2,056	2,675
147. Dress industries not elsewhere specified	1,020	4,492
148. Manufacture of boots, shoes, etc.	6,057	7,354
149. Repair of boots and shoes	4,434	354
XIII. FOOD, DRINK AND TOBACCO	54,548	41,953
150. Grain milling	4,420	1,079
151. Bread and flour confectionery	14,021	11,191
152. Biscuits	2,999	6,272
153. Meat and meat products	2,976	1,653
154. Milk products	3,696	1,427
155. Sugar and glucose	2,964	1,005
156. Cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery	2,068	4,028
157. Preserving of fruit and vegetables	2,047	3,682
162. Food industries not elsewhere specified	6,816	3,713
163. Brewing and malting	6,872	1,708
164. Wholesale bottling	928	816
168. Other drink industries	2,338	1,062
169. Tobacco	2,403	4,317
XIV. MANUFACTURES OF WOOD AND CORK	27,711	7,066
170. Timber	5,809	829
171. Furniture and upholstery	12,252	4,155
172. Shop and office fitting	1,848	168
173. Wooden containers and baskets	3,588	1,233
179. Miscellaneous wood and cork manufactures	4,214	681
XV. PAPER AND PRINTING	38,978	21,903
180. Paper and board	8,816	2,416
181. Wallpaper	1,880	557
182. Cardboard boxes, cartons, etc.	2,169	4,569
183. Manufactures of paper and board n. e. s.	2,559	4,081
186. Printing, publishing, papers, periodicals	10,112	1,493
189. Other printing, publishing, etc.	13,442	8,787
XVI. OTHER MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES	29,296	16,680
190. Rubber	18,816	9,334
191. Linoleum, leather cloth, etc.	4,691	730
192. Brushes and brooms	911	568
193. Toys, games and sports requisites	1,268	3,093
194. Miscellaneous stationers' goods	330	572
195. Production and printing of cinema films	32	22
199. Miscellaneous manufacturing industries	3,248	2,361
XVII. BUILDING AND CONTRACTING	122,179	3,357
200. Building	103,572	2,553
201. Electric wiring and contracting	8,466	484
202. Civil engineering contracting	10,141	320
XVIII. GAS, ELECTRICITY AND WATER	32,902	3,009
210. Gas	13,121	1,086
211. Electricity	16,352	1,840
212. Water	3,429	83
XIX. TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION	188,989	19,737
220. Railways	48,984	2,504
221. Tramway and omnibus service	29,096	2,506
222. Other road passenger transport	4,152	240
223. Goods transport by road	22,246	1,428
224. Sea transport	19,193	1,597
225. Port, river and canal transport	31,117	300
226. Harbour, dock, canal, etc. service	6,862	485
227. Air transport	653	185
228. Postal, telegraph, wireless communication	18,883	8,430
238. Other transport and communication	3,778	1,570
239. Storage	4,025	492
XX. DISTRIBUTIVE TRADES	178,830	137,924
240. Dealing in coal, builders' materials, etc.	16,145	3,062
241. Dealing in other industrial materials	14,042	3,898
242. Wholesale distribution of food and drink	16,582	5,631
243. Retail distribution of food and drink	46,575	39,590
244. Wholesale distribution of non-food goods	30,580	12,290
245. Retail distribution of non-food goods	49,193	64,883
246. Retail sales of sweets, tobacco, papers	5,713	8,570
XXI. INSURANCE, BANKING AND FINANCE	27,521	15,086
250. Insurance, banking and finance	27,521	15,086
XXII. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND DEFENCE	102,923	24,256
260. National government service	48,847	14,875
265. Local government service	54,076	9,381
XXIII. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES	60,061	85,062
270. Accountancy	6,010	2,293
271. Education	18,565	31,163
272. Law	4,035	3,617
273. Medical and dental services	19,774	42,307
274. Religion	4,484	2,118
279. Other professional and business services	7,193	3,564
XXIV. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES	65,558	140,292
280. Theatres, cinemas, etc.	6,132	6,636
281. Sport, other recreations and betting	7,168	15,221
285. Catering, hotels, etc.	24,249	71,244
286. Laundries	3,083	9,673
287. Dry cleaning, job dyeing, etc.	1,031	3,578
288. Hairdressing and manicure	3,676	5,119
290. Private domestic service (resident)	195	11,961
291. Private domestic service (non-resident)	2,880	12,608
299. Other services	17,144	4,252
NOT STATED AND ILL-DEFINED INDUSTRY	1,290	553

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

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