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".

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Industry	Males. [1]	Females. [2]
Total - All industries	12,987,351	5,911,736
Married women (included in Total)	0	2,398,914
Employers	348,747	48,238
Managers - general managers, directors, etc.	154,647	18,090
Managers - of branch or primary departments	369,257	103,381
Managers - of office or subsidiary departments	76,489	6,857
Operatives - in Social Classes I and II	1,029,455	598,390
Operatives - others	10,229,125	4,921,301
Included in Operatives - Articled clerks and apprentices.	330,497	29,357
Included in Operatives - Part-time workers.	42,080	738,915
Included in Operatives - Unpaid assistants.	17,568	33,097
Working on own account.	779,631	215,479
I. AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, FISHING	787,692	89,603
1. Agriculture and horticulture	751,604	88,353
2. Forestry	17,606	728
3. Fishing	18,482	522
II. MINING AND QUARRYING	598,887	10,364
10. Coal mining	546,809	7,347
11. Iron ore mining and quarrying	6,369	75
12. Stone quarrying and mining	22,488	703
13. Slate quarrying and mining	1,458	67
14. Clay, sand, gravel and chalk pits	13,578	512
19. Other mining and quarrying	8,185	1,660
III. CERAMICS, GLASS, CEMENT, ETC.	211,195	69,355
20. Bricks and fireclay goods	59,681	5,092
21. China and earthenware (lncl. glazed tiles)	34,545	39,769
22. Glass (other than containers)	30,441	10,537
23. Glass containers	18,601	4,923
24. Cement	11,614	792
29. Other non-metalliferous mining manufactures	56,313	8,242
IV. CHEMICALS AND ALLIED TRADES	272,597	104,066
30. Coke ovens and by-product works	12,710	246
31,33. Chemicals, dyes, explosives, fireworks	154,645	45,848
32. Pharmaceutical, toilet preparations, etc.	16,018	22,437
34. Paint and varnish	26,405	9,834
35. Soap, candles, polishes, ink, matches	26,587	18,320
36. Mineral oil refining	16,501	2,569
39. Other oils, greases, glue, etc.	19,731	4,812
V. METAL MANUFACTURE	377,500	50,399
40. Blast furnaces	13,201	305
41. Iron, steel melting, rolling, etc., n.e.s.	156,322	14,167
42. Iron foundries	96,642	13,280
43. Sheets and tinplate	6,067	752
44. Iron and steel tubes	29,292	5,793
49. Non-ferrous metals smelting, rolling, etc.	75,976	16,102
VI. ENGINEERING, SHIPBUILDING AND ELECTRICAL GOODS	1,210,652	315,563
50. Shipbuilding and ship repairing	156,922	5,278
51. Marine engineering	29,606	1,657
52. Agricultural machinery (except tractors)	33,639	3,856
53. Boilers and boilerhouse plant	16,829	1,643
54. Machine tools and engineers' small tools	70,464	14,412
55. Stationary engines	26,550	3,550
56. Textile machinery and accessories	58,044	8,898
58. Constructional engineering	61,655	4,664
57,69. Other non-electrical engineering	419,438	84,115
70. Electrical machinery	106,043	35,508
71. Electrical wires and cables	37,986	19,473
72. Telegraph and telephone apparatus	28,986	16,987
73. Wireless apparatus and gramophones	55,115	39,357
74. Wireless valves and electric lamps	15,767	18,611
75. Batteries and accumulators	10,590	7,093
79. Other electrical goods	83,018	50,461
VII. VEHICLES	787,074	112,341
80. Manufacture of motor vehicles and cycles	249,155	37,815
81. Motor repairers and garage	202,768	19,484
82,83. Manufacture of aircraft; vehicle parts	209,009	46,991
84. Railway locomotive shops	43,813	1,089
85. Other locomotive manufacture	14,455	1,806
86. Manufacture and repair of wagons, etc.	61,352	2,599
89. Carts, perambulators, etc.	6,522	2,557
VIII. METAL GOODS NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED	283,432	143,076
90. Tools and cutlery	34,957	19,097
91. Bolts, nuts, screws, rivets, nails, etc.	19,716	15,932
92. Iron and steel forgings, n.e.s.	31,142	3,959
95. Wire and wire manufactures	24,064	7,431
94. Hollow-ware	23,628	23,015
95. Brass manufactures	27,751	13,466
99. Metal industries not elsewhere specified	122,174	60,176
IX. PRECISION INSTRUMENTS, JEWELLERY, ETC.	95,486	42,661
100. Scientific, etc. instruments, etc.	54,014	24,861
101. Manufacture and repair of watches, etc.	14,957	5,273
102. Jewellery; refining of precious metals	17,573	11,079
103. Musical instruments	8,942	1,448
X. TEXTILES	382,547	469,844
110. Cotton spinning, doubling, etc.	66,221	103,962
111. Cotton weaving, etc.	42,307	79,842
112. Woollen and worsted	85,911	93,127
113. Rayon, nylon, etc., production	17,574	6,306
114. Rayon, nylon, etc., weaving and silk	28,314	31,928
115. Linen and soft hemp	1,798	912
116. Jute	429	352
117. Rope, twine and net	4,855	5,964
118. Hosiery, and other knitted goods	32,011	76,002
119. Lace	4,096	4,861
120. Carpets	11,595	10,037
121. Narrow fabrics	5,718	12,539
122. Made-up textiles	7,115	11,900
123. Textile finishing, etc.	57,820	23,588
129. Other textile industries	16,783	8,524
XI. LEATHER, LEATHER GOODS AND FUR	45,636	25,110
130. Leather (tanning, dressing); fellmongery	28,540	6,487
131. Leather goods	11,228	13,469
132. Fur	5,868	5,154
XII. CLOTHING	220,043	435,662
140. Tailoring	86,880	176,472
141. Dressmaking	9,975	102,157
142. Overalls, shirts, underwear, etc.	7,366	50,622
143. Hats, caps and millinery	8,368	13,177
147. Dress industries not elsewhere specified	9,536	32,997
148. Manufacture of boots, shoes, etc.	64,820	57,444
149. Repair of boots and shoes	33,098	2,793
XIII. FOOD, DRINK AND TOBACCO	390,519	231,426
150. Grain milling	26,584	6,315
151. Bread and flour confectionery	94,660	46,508
152. Biscuits	12,060	18,624
153. Meat and meat products	19,325	8,914
154. Milk products	40,559	16,762
155. Sugar and glucose	12,641	3,435
156. Cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery	26,917	38,466
157. Preserving of fruit and vegetables	17,498	26,219
162. Food industries not elsewhere specified	32,810	18,645
163. Brewing and malting	64,183	12,814
164. Wholesale bottling	4,832	3,711
168. Other drink industries	19,393	9,374
169. Tobacco	19,057	21,639
XIV. MANUFACTURES OF WOOD AND CORK	231,154	46,314
170. Timber	51,924	6,311
171. Furniture and upholstery	106,284	27,164
172. Shop and office fitting	21,111	2,299
173. Wooden containers and baskets	18,120	5,351
179. Miscellaneous wood and cork manufactures	33,715	5,189
XV. PAPER AND PRINTING	297,212	158,097
180. Paper and board	48,176	14,353
181. Wallpaper	5,015	1,821
182. Cardboard boxes, cartons, etc.	16,272	26,735
183. Manufactures of paper and board n. e. s.	16,875	23,102
186. Printing, publishing, papers, periodicals	68,091	14,300
189. Other printing, publishing, etc.	142,783	77,786
XVI. OTHER MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES	139,954	93,845
190. Rubber	63,987	29,048
191. Linoleum, leather cloth, etc.	8,004	1,472
192. Brushes and brooms	9,134	7,955
193. Toys, games and sports requisites	11,750	17,250
194. Miscellaneous stationers' goods	5,308	7,198
195. Production and printing of cinema films	6,996	2,431
199. Miscellaneous manufacturing industries	34,775	28,491
XVII. BUILDING AND CONTRACTING	1,135,548	32,590
200. Building	968,538	24,588
201. Electric wiring and contracting	59,078	3,912
202. Civil engineering contracting	107,932	4,090
XVIII. GAS, ELECTRICITY AND WATER	286,289	27,627
210. Gas	117,610	9,950
211. Electricity	139,423	16,292
212. Water	29,256	1,385
XIX. TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION	1,254,004	178,406
220. Railways	397,648	29,802
221. Tramway and omnibus service	199,156	27,327
222. Other road passenger transport	40,047	2,470
223. Goods transport by road	155,431	10,058
224. Sea transport	71,484	5,371
225. Port, river and canal transport	112,386	1,679
226. Harbour, dock, canal, etc. service	24,529	1,615
227. Air transport	17,874	4,665
228. Postal, telegraph, wireless communication	202,512	84,009
238. Other transport and communication	22,507	9,824
239. Storage	10,430	1,586
XX. DISTRIBUTIVE TRADES	1,314,777	971,800
240. Dealing in coal, builders' materials, etc.	126,547	25,539
241. Dealing in other industrial materials	93,910	21,935
242. Wholesale distribution of food and drink	107,756	36,552
243. Retail distribution of food and drink	378,485	277,281
244. Wholesale distribution of non-food goods	179,318	73,415
245. Retail distribution of non-food goods	386,786	483,492
246. Retail sales of sweets, tobacco, papers	41,975	53,586
XXI. INSURANCE, BANKING AND FINANCE	253,358	135,462
250. Insurance, banking and finance	253,358	135,462
XXII. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND DEFENCE	1,261,034	236,613
260. National government service	830,369	154,263
265. Local government service	430,665	82,350
XXIII. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES	538,161	751,556
270. Accountancy	44,140	17,337
271. Education	164,451	268,506
272. Law	37,369	32,174
273. Medical and dental services	169,721	363,980
274. Religion	39,456	21,108
279. Other professional and business services	83,024	48,451
XXIV. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES	602,215	1,174,436
280. Theatres, cinemas, etc.	54,812	54,441
281. Sport, other recreations and betting	47,603	31,417
285. Catering, hotels, etc.	233,639	535,096
286. Laundries	27,084	88,088
287. Dry cleaning, job dyeing, etc.	11,231	25,858
288. Hairdressing and manicure	33,006	45,303
290. Private domestic service (resident)	8,910	179,110
291. Private domestic service (non-resident)	82,341	165,071
299. Other services	103,589	50,052
NOT STATED AND ILL-DEFINED INDUSTRY	10,385	5,520

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

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