Industrial Order (1931) by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
1931 Industrial Orders Male Female
Fishing 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Agriculture 1,205 Show data context 150 Show data context
Mining & Quarrying 86 Show data context 2 Show data context
Bricks, Pottery, Glass 119 Show data context 0 Show data context
Chemicals 70 Show data context 35 Show data context
Metals & Machines 631 Show data context 123 Show data context
Textiles 42 Show data context 32 Show data context
Skins & Leather 7 Show data context 0 Show data context
Clothing 103 Show data context 122 Show data context
Food, Drink, Tobacco 200 Show data context 117 Show data context
Wood Working & Furniture 131 Show data context 20 Show data context
Paper Making, Stationery, Printing 173 Show data context 81 Show data context
Building 1,120 Show data context 15 Show data context
Other Manufacturing 218 Show data context 63 Show data context
Gas, Water, Electricity 121 Show data context 3 Show data context
Transport & Communication 547 Show data context 18 Show data context
Commerce & Finance 1,418 Show data context 435 Show data context
Public Administration, Defence 646 Show data context 187 Show data context
Professions 409 Show data context 251 Show data context
Entertainments & Sport 162 Show data context 49 Show data context
Personal Service 1,626 Show data context 2,641 Show data context
Other or not stated 28 Show data context 7 Show data context
Date: Source:
1931 1931 Census of England and Wales, Industry, Table 3 , 'Industries (condensed list) of Males and Females (exclusive of persons out of work)'

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This industrial classification was used in the Industry Reports of both the 1931 Census of England and Wales and the 1931 Census of Scotland, and it is always broken down by gender. The classification is defined in Census 1931: Classification of Industries (London: H.M.S.O., 1929), which notes "The Industrial Classification is based strictly on the nature of the product, or, in the case of non-manufacturing industries, on the type o service rendered, and no consideration of personal occupation enters int...


o it." (p. i). Some Orders were broken down into Sub-Orders, and all were then divided into "Groups", but the latter were listed only for counties and large towns.


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Date accessed: 01st May 2024