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1911 Census of England and Wales, General Report with Appendices, Table 39 : " Males engaged in Mineral Extraction at each Census, 1851-1911, and Increase or Decrease per cent. in each Intercensal Period, 1881-1911".
MINERS IN | 1851. | 1861. | 1871. | 1881. | 1891. | 1901. | 1911. | Increase (+) or Decrease (-) per cent. | ||
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1881- 1891 | 1891- 1901 | 1901- 1911 | ||||||||
Coal | 183,389 | 246,613 | 268,091 | 378,664 | 513,843 | 640,989 | 874,304 | 35.7 | 24.7 | 36.4 |
Iron | 19,380 | 20,626 | 20,931 | 25,879 | 18,158 | 17,008 | 22,299 | -29.8 | -6.3 | 31.1 |
Tin | 12,911 | 14,314 | 10,617 | 10,499 | 9,670 | 6,577 | 7,125 | -7.9 | -32.0 | 8.3 |
Lead | 20,030 | 18,552 | 14,563 | 11,022 | 5,723 | 4,375 | 2,968 | -48.1 | -23.6 | -32.2 |
Copper | 18,449 | 17,727 | 3,063 | 3,800 | 1,130 | 789 | 279 | -70.3 | -30.2 | -64.6 |
Other or undefined Minerals | (?) | 8,039 | 39,130 | 2,061 | 2,401 | 2,457 | 1,784 | - | - | - |
254,159 | 325,871 | 356,395 | 431,925 | 550,925 | 672,195 | 908,759 | 27.6 | 22.0 | 35.2 | |
Owners, Agents, Managers, and Other Mine Service | ||||||||||
Coal and Shale Mines | 6,258 | }4,482{ | 10,346 | }3,572 | 5,991 | 7,469{ | 10,226 | }67.7 | 24.7 | 46.6 |
Other Metafliferous Mines | ? | 4,231 | 725 | |||||||
Total | 260,417 | 330,353 | 370,972 | 435,497 | 556,916 | 679,664 | 919,710 | 27.9 | 22.0 | 35.3 |