1921 Census of England and Wales, County Report (Sample Report Title: Census 1921: England and Wales: Series of County Parts. County of Norfolk), Table 17 : " Occupations (Condensed list)".

Show England Dep table	London AdmC	Battersea MetB Bermondsey MetB Bethnal Green MetB Camberwell MetB Chelsea MetB City of London LCC Deptford MetB Finsbury MetB Fulham MetB Greenwich MetB Hackney MetB Hammersmith MetB Hampstead MetB Holborn MetB Islington MetB Kensington MetB Lambeth MetB Lewisham MetB Paddington MetB Poplar MetB Shoreditch MetB Southwark MetB Stepney MetB St Marylebone MetB Stoke Newington MetB St Pancras MetB Wandsworth MetB Westminster MetB Woolwich MetB

OCCUPATION.	Males. [1]	Females. [2]
Total Population	2,071,579	2,412,944
Aged 0-11	471,480	467,116
Aged 12 and upwards	1,600,099	1,945,828
I. Fishermen	46	1
II. Agricultural Occupations	7,727	435
III. Mining and Quarrying Occupations	477	6
IV. Makers of Coke, Lime, Cement, etc.	617	150
V. Makers of Brick, Pottery, Glass	5,558	1,682
VI. Workers in Chemicals, Paints, etc.	7,717	3,277
VII. Metal Workers	115,674	8,562
VIII. Workers in Precious Metals	5,482	1,017
IX. Electrical Apparatus Makers, Fitters, etc.	24,171	4,622
X. Makers of Watches, etc.	5,348	448
XI. Workers in Skins; Leather Goods Makers	12,868	8,132
XII. Textile Workers	2,750	3,974
XIII. Makers of Textile Goods and Articles of Dress	52,909	113,056
XIV. Makers of Foods, Drinks, and Tobacco	27,187	19,057
XV. Workers in Wood, etc.	70,143	6,863
XVI. Paper Workers; Printers, etc.	42,541	31,128
XVII. Builders, Bricklayers, etc.	45,565	165
XVIII. Painters and Decorators	36,609	633
XIX. Workers in other Materials	5,075	5,699
XX. Workers in Mixed and Undefined Materials	13,641	9,590
XXI. Persons in Gas, Water and Electricity Supply	6,014	64
XXII. Transport Workers	253,009	12,848
XXIII. Commerce and Financial Occupations	163,292	62,481
XXIV. Public Administration and Defence	72,296	17,817
XXV. Professional Occupations	46,412	50,841
XXVI. Persons Employed in Entertainments, etc.	13,991	7,495
XXVII. Persons Employed in Personal Service	77,384	278,747
XXVIII. Clerks , Draughtsmen, Typists, etc.	102,087	97,565
XXIX. Warehousemen, etc.	44,753	25,258
XXX. Stationary Engine Drivers	10,785	2
XXXI. All other Occupations	113,588	8,896
TOTAL OCCUPIED	1,385,716	780,511
XXXII. Unoccupied and Retired	214,383	1,165,317
TOTAL OCCUPIED AND UNOCCUPIED	1,600,099	1,945,828

Click on the triangles for all about a particular number.

Using data from this table, Vision of Britain can map the following rates for within London AdmC:

Rate	Date
Female Activity Rate	1921

Comments:

1	Our data include a complete transcription of table 17, but we also include here a selective transcription of table 16, which provides much greater detail for counties and large towns.

This website does not try to provide an exact replica of the original printed census tables, which often had thousands of rows and far more columns than will fit on our web pages. Instead, we let you drill down from national totals to the most detailed data available. The column headings are those that appeared in the original printed report. The numbers presented here, which are the same ones we use to create statistical maps and graphs, come from the census table and have usually been carefully checked.

The system can only hold statistics for units listed in our administrative gazetteer, so some rows from the original table may be missing. Sometimes big low-level units, like urban parishes, were divided between more than one higher-level units, like Registration sub-Districts. This is why some pages will give a higher figure for a lower-level unit: it covers the whole of the lower-level unit, not just the part within the current higher-level unit.

JISC Portsmouth Back to top

• ©2009-2024 University of Portsmouth and others
• About this site
• Expert search
• Web design by Headscape