1951 Census of England and Wales, Industry Tables (Laid before Parliament pursuant to Section 4 (1), Census Act, 1920), Table 3 : " Industries (Orders and Selected Units) and Status Aggregates. Occupied Males and Females aged 15 and over for Urban Areas with population of less than 50,000, RD, NT".

Show England Dep table	West Riding AdmC	Adwick le Street UD Aireborough UD Baildon UD Barnoldswick UD Barnsley CB/MB Batley MB Bentley With Arksey UD Bingley UD Bowland RD Bradford CB/MB Brighouse MB Castleford UD/MB Colne Valley UD Conisbrough UD Cudworth UD Darfield UD Darton UD Dearne UD Denby Dale UD Denholme UD Dewsbury CB/MB Dodworth UD Doncaster RD Doncaster MB/CB Earby UD Elland UD Featherstone UD Garforth UD Goole MB/UD Goole RD Halifax MB/CB Harrogate MB Hebden Royd UD Heckmondwike UD Hemsworth RD Hemsworth UD Hepton RD Holmfirth UD Horbury UD Horsforth UD Hoyland Nether UD Huddersfield CB/MB Ilkley UD Keighley MB Kirkburton UD Kiveton Park RD Knaresborough UD Knottingley UD Leeds MB/CB Maltby UD Meltham UD Mexborough UD Mirfield UD Morley MB Nidderdale RD Normanton UD Osgoldscross RD Ossett MB Otley UD Penistone RD Penistone UD Pontefract MB Pudsey UD/MB Queensbury and Shelf UD Rawmarsh UD Ripon MB Ripon and Pateley Bridge RD Ripponden UD Rotherham RD Rotherham MB/CB Rothwell UD Royston UD Saddleworth UD Sedbergh RD Selby UD Selby RD Settle RD Sheffield CB/MB Shipley UD Silsden UD Skipton UD Skipton RD Sowerby Bridge UD Spenborough UD/MB Stanley UD Stocksbridge UD Swinton UD Tadcaster RD Thorne RD Tickhill UD Todmorden UD/MB Wakefield RD Wakefield MB/CB Wath upon Dearne UD Wetherby RD Wharfedale RD Wombwell UD Worsbrough UD Wortley RD York CB/MB

INDUSTRY	Males. [1]	Females. [2]
TOTAL - ALL INDUSTRIES	1,145,353	536,986
Married women (included in Total)	0	240,682
Employers	27,420	3,400
Managers	49,537	9,708
Operatives	1,007,648	506,642
Working on own account	60,748	17,236
I. Agriculture, forestry, fishing	33,444	3,534
1. Agriculture and horticulture	32,948	3,511
II. Mining and quarrying	144,021	1,395
10. Coal mining	141,099	1,275
11-19. Other mining and quarrying	2,922	120
III. Ceramics, glass, cement, etc.	19,812	3,218
20. Bricks and fireclay goods	7,520	503
24. Cement	52	20
IV. Chemicals and allied trades	20,195	5,983
30,31,33. Coke ovens, chemicals and explosives	15,870	3,551
V. Metal manufacture	81,084	9,171
VI. Engineering, shipbuilding and electrical goods	98,753	22,121
50,51. Shipbuilding, marine engineering	1,864	91
54. Machine tools and engineers' small tools	14,130	3,971
56. Textile machinery and accessories	12,875	2,137
58. Constructional engineering	4,969	397
52,53,55,57,69. Other mechanical engineering	52,006	7,738
70. Electrical machinery	6,764	3,660
73,74. Wireless apparatus, valves and lamps	1,676	1,817
71,72,75,79. Other electrical engineering	4,469	2,310
VII. Vehicles	48,618	5,083
80. Manufacture of motor vehicles and cycles	9,578	943
81. Motor repairers and garages	16,433	1,742
82,83. Manufacture of aircraft; vehicle parts	7,086	1,277
VIII. Metal goods not elsewhere specified	40,750	19,929
IX. Precision instruments, jewellery, etc.	6,968	4,356
X. Textiles	105,428	109,155
110. Cotton spinning, doubling, etc.	2,825	4,869
111. Cotton weaving, etc.	4,343	5,174
112. Woollen and worsted	71,534	78,665
113,114. Rayon, etc. production, weaving; silk	5,094	5,589
118. Hosiery, and other knitted goods	399	1,897
123. Textile finishing, etc.	12,063	5,850
XI. Leather, leather goods and fur	4,635	1,795
XII. Clothing	21,641	52,003
140. Tailoring	15,474	37,418
141. Dressmaking	379	6,198
148,149. Boot and shoe making and repairing	4,755	1,367
XIII. Food, drink and tobacco	31,303	22,289
150-162. Food	23,118	19,739
163-168. Drink	7,898	2,218
XIV. Manufactures of wood and cork	16,715	3,785
170. Timber	2,627	265
171. Furniture and upholstery	6,575	2,381
XV. Paper and printing	16,799	10,848
180. Paper and board	2,196	567
186,189. Printing and publishing	12,801	7,193
XVI. Other manufacturing industries	4,574	3,233
XVII. Building and contracting	78,083	2,223
XVIII. Gas, electricity and water	24,154	1,860
210. Gas	9,215	588
211. Electricity	12,366	1,208
212. Water	2,573	64
XIX. Transport and communication	89,458	13,960
220. Railways	39,674	2,714
221,222. Road passenger transport	20,343	4,280
223. Goods transport by road	13,474	847
224-226. Sea transport, port service, etc.	3,028	136
228. Postal, telegraph, wireless communication	11,592	5,559
XX. Distributive trades	107,288	81,456
240. Dealing In coal, builders' materials, etc.	9,872	2,023
241. Dealing in other Industrial materials	10,503	2,877
242. Wholesale distribution of food and drink	6,878	2,067
243. Retail distribution of food and drink	32,252	24,526
244. Wholesale distribution of non-food goods	12,574	4,827
245. Retail distribution of non-food goods	31,858	40,831
246. Retail sales of sweets, tobacco, papers	3,351	4,305
XXI. Insurance, banking and finance	15,408	7,658
XXII. Public administration and defence	61,460	13,855
260. National government service	25,024	6,661
265. Local government service	36,436	7,194
XXIII. Professional services	38,206	55,716
271. Education	12,760	21,817
273. Medical and dental services	13,339	27,708
XXIV. Miscellaneous services	36,071	82,042
280,281. Entertainment and sport	6,779	4,816
285. Catering, hotels, etc.	14,450	42,583
286. Laundries	1,838	5,520
287. Dry cleaning. Job dyeing, etc.	1,255	2,959
288. Hairdressing and manicure	2,551	3,868
290,291. Private domestic service	3,762	19,848
Not stated and Ill-defined industry	485	318

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

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

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