1931 Census of England and Wales, Industry Tables, Table 3 : " Industries (condensed list) of Males and Females (exclusive of persons out of work)".

Show England Dep table	Wiltshire AdmC	Amesbury RD Bradford on Avon UD Bradford on Avon RD Calne RD Calne MB Chippenham MB Chippenham RD Cricklade and Wootton Bassett RD Devizes RD Devizes MB Highworth RD Malmesbury RD Malmesbury MB Marlborough RD Marlborough MB Melksham UD Melksham RD Mere RD Pewsey RD Ramsbury RD Salisbury MB Salisbury RD Swindon MB Tisbury RD Trowbridge UD Warminster UD Warminster RD Westbury UD Westbury and Whorwellsdown RD Wilton MB Wilton RD

INDUSTRY	Males. [1]	Females. [2]
Total in Industries (excluding persons out of work).	99,126	28,904
Out of work (not included below).	6,352	1,670
I.--Fishing.	3	0
II.--Agriculture.	18,871	472
III.--Mining and Quarrying, and Treatment of Non-Metalliferous Mining and Quarry Products.      1. Mining and Quarrying.	431	3
2. Treatment of Non-Metalliferous Mine and Quarry Products (excluding Gas Works).	74	1
IV.--Manufacture of Bricks, Pottery, Glass, etc.	335	3
V.--Manufacture of Chemicals, Dyes, Explosives, Paints, Oils, Grease.      1, 2. Chemicals and Explosives.	45	5
3. White Lead, Paints, and Varnish.	19	3
4, 5. Greases, Glue, &c.	32	1
VI.--Manufacture of Metals, Machines, Implements, Conveyances, Jewellery, Watches.      1. Smelting Converting, Refining, and Rolling of Iron and Steel.	17	0
2. Extracting and Refining of Other Metals and Alloys.	1	1
3. Founding and Other Secondary Processes in Metal Working.	370	1
4. Engineering (not Marine or Electrical).	11,210	779
5. Electrical Installations, Cables, and Apparatus.	281	28
6. Construction and Repair of Vehicles.	5,529	138
7. Ship Building and Repairing and Marine Engineering.	7	0
8. Cutlery and Small Tools (not Machine Tools).	2	0
9. Other Metal Industries (not Precious Metals, Jewellery, or Plate).	123	10
10. Precious Metals, Jewellery, Plate.	80	4
VII.--Manufacture of Textiles and Textile Goods (not Dress); Cellulose.      1. Cotton.	3	2
2. Wool, Worsted, and Shoddy.	575	730
3. Silk, Natural and Artificial.	24	145
4. Flax, Hemp, Jute.	6	1
5, 6. Mixed Fibres and Miscellaneous Products.	193	165
7. Textile Dyeing, Printing, Bleaching, Calendering, Finishing.	1	0
VIII.--Preparation of Skins and Leather, and Manufacture of Goods of Leather and Leather Substitute (not Clothing or Footwear).      1. Furs, Skins, Leather.	362	73
2. Saddlery, Harness, Bags, Trunks, and Other Goods of Leather and Leather Substitute (not Clothing or Footwear).	104	5
IX.--Manufacture of Clothing (not Knitted).	1,261	2,022
X.--Manufacture of Food, Drink, Tobacco.      1. Food.	3,013	920
2. Drink.	741	33
3. Tobacco, Cigars, Cigarettes, Snuff.	335	619
XI.--Wood Working; Manufacture of Cane and Basket Ware, Furniture, Fittings (not elsewhere enumerated).      1. Wood Working and Basket Ware.	841	6
2. Furniture (not Metal or Basket); Fittings.	316	57
XII.--Paper Making; Manufacture of Stationery and Stationery Requisites; Printing, Bookbinding, and Photography.	713	190
XIII.-- Building, Decorating, Stone and Slate Gutting and Dressing, and Contracting.	7,594	75
XIV.--Other Manufacturing Industries.      1. Rubber.	1,485	490
2. Musical Instruments.	45	15
3. Other Manufacturing Industries.	206	69
XV.--Gas, Water, Electricity.      510-6. Gas Works Service.	533	11
518-21. Water Works Service.	133	2
523-9. Electricity Supply Service.	373	20
XVI.--Transport and Communication.      1. Railways.	4,616	204
2. Road.	2,193	48
3-7. Water, Air and Other Transport and Communication.	104	4
XVII.--Commerce and Finance.      600-670. Distributive Trades.	10,033	3,948
680-699. Other Commerce and Finance.	1,128	186
XVIII.--Public Administration and Defence.      1. Defence.	9,458	164
2. Central Civil Government (British and Imperial).	1,368	415
3. Local Government.	3,592	2,030
XIX.--Professions.	1,917	1,761
XX.--Entertainments and Sport.	860	140
XXI.--Personal Service (including Hotels and Catering, but excluding Government and Local Authority).	7,323	12,879
XXII.--Other Industries or Industry not stated.	247	26

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

Rate	Date
Agriculture	1931
Finance & Business Services	1931
Manufacturing	1931
Mining	1931
Public Services	1931

Notes:

The following notes to the table appeared in the original report.

1	The areal classification is by each person's area of enumeration and not necessarily, therefore, by area of business.

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