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1911 Census of England and Wales, General Report with Appendices, Table 52 : " Males per 10,000 living aged 10 years and upwards in Groups of Occupations; England and Wales, Aggregate of Urban Districts, and Aggregate of Rural Districts, 1901 and 1911".
Occupations | England and Wales. | Aggregate of Urban Districts. | Aggregate of Rural Districts. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1901. | 1911. | 1901. | 1911. | 1901. | 1911. | |
141 | 179 | 157 | 201 | 90 | 104 | |
Defence of the Country | 139 | 151 | 158 | 162 | 77 | 111 |
257 | 269 | 279 | 292 | 185 | 192 | |
Domestic Outdoor Service | 148 | 166 | 82 | 88 | 361 | 427 |
102 | 118 | 106 | 121 | 92 | 109 | |
Commercial Occupations | ||||||
184 | 222 | 220 | 258 | 67 | 99 | |
Commercial or Business Clerks | 254 | 264 | 311 | 317 | 68 | 83 |
On Railways | 290 | 291 | 301 | 307 | 254 | 239 |
355 | 345 | 399 | 391 | 211 | 190 | |
Messengers, Porters, Watchmen (not Railway or Government) | 149 | 163 | 181 | 197 | 43 | 50 |
235 | 225 | 286 | 271 | 75 | 67 | |
AgricultureOn Farms, Woods, and Gardens | ||||||
167 | 153 | 30 | 28 | 610 | 577 | |
Farm Workers (including Farmers., Graziers. Relatives) | 594 | 558 | 100 | 100 | 2,192 | 2,108 |
121 | 124 | 79 | 82 | 260 | 265 | |
Workers in and about Mines and Quarries | ||||||
528 | 647 | 471 | 585 | 713 | 857 | |
Others Working in and about Mines and Quarries | 110 | 92 | 72 | 60 | 233 | 201 |
Metals, Machines, Implements (including Electrical Apparatus) | 814 | 846 | 952 | 979 | 369 | 394 |
71 | 76 | 89 | 96 | 13 | 12 | |
Vehicles | 95 | 128 | 101 | 141 | 74 | 82 |
859 | 693 | 906 | 715 | 709 | 616 | |
Workers in Wood, Furniture, Fittings, and Decorations | 169 | 158 | 199 | 186 | 70 | 66 |
123 | 131 | 151 | 158 | 34 | 40 | |
Workers in Textile Fabrics* | 331 | 343 | 403 | 414 | 100 | 102 |
Workers in Dress | 305 | 275 | 346 | 313 | 171 | 144 |
92 | 95 | 111 | 113 | 31 | 36 | |
Food, Tobacco, Drink, and Lodging | 638 | 669 | 703 | 734 | 428 | 447 |
357 | 222 | 377 | 225 | 294 | 210 | |
Engine Drivers, Stokers, Firemen (not Railway, Marine, or Agricultural) | 88 | 81 | 91 | 82 | 76 | 78 |
416 | 412 | 465 | 468 | 253 | 230 | |
Other Dealers | 238 | 287 | 281 | 337 | 98 | 119 |
8,370 | 8,383 | 8,407 | 8,421 | 8,251 | 8,255 | |
Unoccupied | 1,630 | 1,617 | 1,593 | 1,579 | 1,749 | 1,745 |
10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
*The proportions for 1911 in these cases have been adjusted for comparison with 1901.