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

List England Dep	Devon AdmC	Ashburton UD Axminster RD Axminster UD Bampton UD Barnstaple RD Barnstaple MB Bideford MB Bideford RD Brixham UD Broadwoodwidger RD Buckfastleigh UD Budleigh Salterton UD Crediton UD Crediton RD Culmstock RD Dartmouth MB Dawlish UD Exeter CB/MB Exmouth UD Great Torrington MB Holsworthy RD Holsworthy UD Honiton MB Honiton RD Ilfracombe UD Ivybridge UD Kingsbridge UD Kingsbridge RD Lynton UD Newton Abbot UD Newton Abbot RD Northam UD Okehampton MB Okehampton RD Ottery St Mary UD Paignton UD Plymouth CB/MB Plympton St Mary RD Salcombe UD Seaton UD Sidmouth UD South Molton MB South Molton RD St Thomas RD Tavistock UD Tavistock RD Teignmouth UD Tiverton MB Tiverton RD Torquay MB Torrington RD Totnes RD Totnes MB

INDUSTRY	Males. [1]	Females. [2]
Total in Industries (excluding persons out of work).	215,074	81,873
Out of work (not included below).	17,105	4,687
I.--Fishing.	1,259	1
II.--Agriculture.	35,461	1,809
III.--Mining and Quarrying, and Treatment of Non-Metalliferous Mining and Quarry Products.      1. Mining and Quarrying.	2,508	26
2. Treatment of Non-Metalliferous Mine and Quarry Products (excluding Gas Works).	264	8
IV.--Manufacture of Bricks, Pottery, Glass, etc.	1,277	134
V.--Manufacture of Chemicals, Dyes, Explosives, Paints, Oils, Grease.      1, 2. Chemicals and Explosives.	546	138
3. White Lead, Paints, and Varnish.	160	14
4, 5. Greases, Glue, &c.	243	77
VI.--Manufacture of Metals, Machines, Implements, Conveyances, Jewellery, Watches.      1. Smelting Converting, Refining, and Rolling of Iron and Steel.	17	0
2. Extracting and Refining of Other Metals and Alloys.	10	2
3. Founding and Other Secondary Processes in Metal Working.	980	30
4. Engineering (not Marine or Electrical).	1,356	52
5. Electrical Installations, Cables, and Apparatus.	1,091	56
6. Construction and Repair of Vehicles.	2,653	115
7. Ship Building and Repairing and Marine Engineering.	11,117	156
8. Cutlery and Small Tools (not Machine Tools).	48	0
9. Other Metal Industries (not Precious Metals, Jewellery, or Plate).	1,327	74
10. Precious Metals, Jewellery, Plate.	324	22
VII.--Manufacture of Textiles and Textile Goods (not Dress); Cellulose.      1. Cotton.	22	7
2. Wool, Worsted, and Shoddy.	474	408
3. Silk, Natural and Artificial.	112	113
4. Flax, Hemp, Jute.	3	0
5, 6. Mixed Fibres and Miscellaneous Products.	583	727
7. Textile Dyeing, Printing, Bleaching, Calendering, Finishing.	11	4
VIII.--Preparation of Skins and Leather, and Manufacture of Goods of Leather and Leather Substitute (not Clothing or Footwear).      1. Furs, Skins, Leather.	395	57
2. Saddlery, Harness, Bags, Trunks, and Other Goods of Leather and Leather Substitute (not Clothing or Footwear).	210	94
IX.--Manufacture of Clothing (not Knitted).	3,194	4,669
X.--Manufacture of Food, Drink, Tobacco.      1. Food.	4,499	1,498
2. Drink.	1,307	229
3. Tobacco, Cigars, Cigarettes, Snuff.	37	2
XI.--Wood Working; Manufacture of Cane and Basket Ware, Furniture, Fittings (not elsewhere enumerated).      1. Wood Working and Basket Ware.	2,140	39
2. Furniture (not Metal or Basket); Fittings.	1,398	159
XII.--Paper Making; Manufacture of Stationery and Stationery Requisites; Printing, Bookbinding, and Photography.	3,492	1,229
XIII.-- Building, Decorating, Stone and Slate Gutting and Dressing, and Contracting.	20,090	153
XIV.--Other Manufacturing Industries.      1. Rubber.	94	27
2. Musical Instruments.	149	8
3. Other Manufacturing Industries.	395	167
XV.--Gas, Water, Electricity.      510-6. Gas Works Service.	1,896	39
518-21. Water Works Service.	292	2
523-9. Electricity Supply Service.	1,119	40
XVI.--Transport and Communication.      1. Railways.	7,772	116
2. Road.	7,089	199
3-7. Water, Air and Other Transport and Communication.	2,790	54
XVII.--Commerce and Finance.      600-670. Distributive Trades.	28,869	14,246
680-699. Other Commerce and Finance.	4,142	719
XVIII.--Public Administration and Defence.      1. Defence.	20,978	193
2. Central Civil Government (British and Imperial).	4,661	1,270
3. Local Government.	10,880	3,940
XIX.--Professions.	6,023	6,425
XX.--Entertainments and Sport.	1,646	592
XXI.--Personal Service (including Hotels and Catering, but excluding Government and Local Authority).	16,774	41,606
XXII.--Other Industries or Industry not stated.	897	128

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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