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1911 Census of England and Wales, General Report with Appendices, Table 45 : " Persons returned as working and dealing in Dress, 1901 and 1911; and Increase or Decrease per cent.".
OCCUPATION. | 1901. | 1911. | Increase (+) or Decrease (-) per cent. | ||||||
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Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | |
1,847 | 493 | 1,354 | 967 | 805 | 162 | -47.6 | 63.3 | -88.0 | |
Straw Hat, Straw Bonnet Manufacture | 12,898 | 3,378 | 9,520 | 13,863 | 4,149 | 9,714 | 7.5 | 22.8 | 2.0 |
11,350 | 6,634 | 4,716 | 12,494 | 7,794 | 4,700 | }5.8 | 6.4 | 5.3 | |
Makers of Cloth Hats and Caps | }12,639 | 5,434 | 7,205{ | 7,362 | 1,972 | 5,390 | |||
5,534 | 3,076 | 2,458 | |||||||
Milliners | 49,231 | 472 | 48,759 | 67,562 | 984 | 66,578 | 37.2 | 108.5 | 36.5 |
5,751 | 3,815 | 1,936 | 11,116 | 4,417 | 6,699 | 93.3 | 15.8 | 246.0 | |
Tailors | 237,185 | 119,545 | 117,640 | 249,467 | 122,352 | 127,115 | 5.2 | 2.3 | 8.1 |
22,107 | 17,701 | 4,406 | 36,642 | 27,045 | 9,597 | 65.7 | 52.8 | 117.8 | |
Dressmakers | 341,599 | 1,017 | 340,582 | 342,055 | 2,815 | 339,240 | 0.1 | 176.8 | -0.4 |
13,594 | 1,321 | 12,273 | 14,929 | 1,580 | 13,349 | 9.8 | 19.6 | 8.8 | |
Shirt Makers, Seamstresses | 87,666 | 4,039 | 83,627 | 85,384 | 5,046 | 80,338 | -2.6 | 24.9 | -3.9 |
4,204 | 1,240 | 2,964 | 5,689 | 1,367 | 4,322 | 35.3 | 10.2 | 45.8 | |
Glove Makers | 10,186 | 2,433 | 7,753 | 11,039 | 2,967 | 8,072 | 8.4 | 21.9 | 4.1 |
8,627 | 6,786 | 1,841 | 9,737 | 7,559 | 2,178 | 12.9 | 11.4 | 18.3 | |
Boot, ShoeMakers | 218,581 | 174,806 | 43,775 | 202,510 | 160,087 | 42,423 | -7.4 | -8.4 | -3.1 |
4,348 | 2,999 | 1,349 | 5,260 | 3,279 | 1,981 | 21.0 | 9.3 | 46.8 | |
Patten, ClogMakers | 6,328 | 6,276 | 52 | 5,924 | 5,805 | 119 | -6.4 | -7.5 | 128.8 |
21,886 | 14,223 | 7,663 | 33,466 | 22,114 | 11,352 | 52.9 | 55.5 | 48.1 | |
Artificial Flower Makers | 3,138 | 474 | 2,664 | 4,591 | 614 | 3,977 | 46.3 | 29.5 | 49.3 |
9,542 | 4,935 | 4,607 | 9,538 | 5,500 | 4,038 | 0.0 | 11.4 | -12.4 | |
Other Workers in Dress | 1,806 | 690 | 1,116 | 2,937 | 874 | 2,063 | 62.6 | 26.7 | 84.9 |
5,429 | 2,015 | 3,414 | 8,057 | 2,645 | 5,412 | 48.4 | 31.3 | 58.5 | |
Workers | 1,026,142 | 336,186 | 689,956 | 1,047,105 | 331,066 | 716,039 | 2.0 | -1.5 | 3.8 |
63,800 | 44,540 | 19,260 | 99,018 | 63,780 | 35,238 | 55.2 | 43.2 | 83.0 | |
Drapers, Linen Drapers, Mercers | 135,657 | 67,220 | 68,437 | 150,968 | 66,362 | 84,606 | 11.3 | -1.3 | 23.6 |
1,225,599 | 447,946 | 777,653 | 1,297,091 | 461,208 | 835,883 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 7.5 |