1971 Census of England and Wales, Economic activity County Leaflets (Sample Report Title: Census 1971: England and Wales: Economic Activity Leaflet: (Laid before Parliament pursuant to Section 4 (1), Census Act 1920) Durham), Table 3 : " Industry and status by area of workplace and sex for County, county boroughs, urban areas with populations of 50,000 or more, conurbation centres".

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Industry	Males [1]	Females [2]	Married Females [3]
In employment	140,300	74,060	50,550
Self-employed	14,690	3,150	2,200
Self-employed without employees	8,740	1,810	1,130
Self-employed with employees	5,950	1,340	1,070
Employees	125,610	70,910	48,350
Managers	10,050	2,250	1,550
[Managers] Large establishments	4,070	650	340
[Managers] Small establishments	5,980	1,600	1,210
Foremen and supervisors	6,290	1,600	1,070
[Foremen and supervisors] manual	4,870	520	370
[Foremen and supervisors] non-manual	1,420	1,080	700
Apprentices, articled clerks and formal trainees	5,000	870	80
Professional employees	4,370	430	320
Family workers	350	860	740
Other employees (excluding professional)	99,550	64,900	44,590
I. AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, FISHING	9,230	1,640	1,040
001 Agriculture and horticulture	9,110	1,630	1,040
1. Farming and stockrearing	8,140	1,360	820
2. Agriculture contracting	370	50	50
3. Market gardening, fruit, flower and seed growing	600	220	170
002 Forestry	120	10	0
003 Fishing	0	0	0
II. MINING AND QUARRYING	100	20	10
101 Coal mining	10	0	0
102 Stone and slate quarrying and mining	40	10	10
103 Chalk, clay, sand and gravel extraction	40	10	0
104 Petroleum and natural gas	0	0	0
109 Other mining and quarrying	10	0	0
III. FOOD, DRINK AND TOBACCO	6,600	4,680	3,420
211 Grain milling	120	110	60
212 Bread and flour confectionery	280	610	530
213 Biscuits	10	0	0
214 Bacon curing, meat and fish products	2,600	2,240	1,770
215 Milk and milk products	1,470	920	650
216 Sugar	0	0	0
217 Cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery	30	10	10
218 Fruit and vegetable products	400	80	30
219 Animal and poultry foods	350	110	40
221 Vegetable and animal oils and fats	20	20	10
229 Food industries not elsewhere specified	80	60	30
231 Brewing and malting	870	280	170
232 Soft drinks	10	0	0
239 Other drink industries	30	0	0
240 Tobacco	330	240	120
IV. COAL AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS	10	0	0
261 Coke ovens and manufactured fuel	0	0	0
262 Mineral oil refining	10	0	0
263 Lubricating oils and greases	0	0	0
V. CHEMICALS AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES	670	480	350
271 General chemicals	100	110	90
272 Pharmaceutical chemicals and preparations	290	160	120
273 Toilet preparations	0	10	10
274 Paint	0	10	10
275 Soap and detergents	0	0	0
276 Synthetic resins and plastics materials and synthetic rubber	70	20	20
277 Dyestuffs and pigments	10	0	0
278 Fertilizers	40	50	30
279 Other chemical industries	160	120	70
VI. METAL MANUFACTURE	200	40	40
311 Iron and steel (general)	40	0	0
312 Steel tubes	30	0	0
313 Iron castings, etc.	10	0	0
321 Aluminium and aluminium alloys	30	0	0
322 Copper, brass and other copper alloys	60	40	40
323 Other base metals	30	0	0
VII. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING	9,580	2,330	1,600
331 Agricultural machinery (except tractors)	940	110	80
332 Metalworking machine tools	600	120	80
333 Pumps, valves and compressors	810	220	140
334 Industrial engines	480	110	90
335 Textile machinery and accessories	0	0	0
336 Construction and earth moving equipment	40	0	0
337 Mechanical handling equipment	520	70	50
338 Office machinery	50	20	20
339 Other machinery	360	100	40
341 Industrial (including process) plant and steelwork	90	0	0
342 Ordnance and small arms	0	0	0
349 Other mechanical engineering not elsewhere specified	5,690	1,580	1,100
VIII. INSTRUMENT ENGINEERING	320	210	160
351 Photographic and document copying equipment	20	0	0
352 Watches and clocks	20	20	20
353 Surgical instruments and appliances	90	40	40
354 Scientific and industrial instruments and systems	190	150	100
IX. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING	7,510	5,810	4,330
361 Electrical machinery	4,000	1,470	1,000
362 Insulated wires and cables	0	0	0
363 Telegraph and telephone apparatus and equipment	160	320	200
364 Radio and electronic components	1,210	950	690
365 Broadcast receiving and sound reproducing equipment	1,360	2,600	2,180
366 Electronic computers	270	60	30
367 Radio, radar and electronic capital goods	130	70	60
368 Electric appliances primarily for domestic use	130	110	80
369 Other electrical goods	250	230	90
X. SHIPBUILDING AND MARINE ENGINEERING	40	10	0
370 Shipbuilding and marine engineering	40	10	0
XI. VEHICLES	10,850	330	170
380 Wheeled tractor manufacturing	0	0	0
381 Motor vehicle manufacturing	6,410	250	130
382 Motor cycle, tricycle and pedal cycle manufacturing	0	0	0
383 Aerospace equipment manufacturing and repairing	450	20	10
384 Locomotive and railway track equipment	3,980	50	30
385 Railway carriages and wagons and trams	10	10	0
XII. METAL GOODS NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED	1,750	400	260
390 Engineers' small tools and gauges	140	30	20
391 Hand tools and implements	20	0	0
392 Cutlery, spoons, forks and plated tableware, etc.	0	0	0
393 Bolts, nuts, screws, rivets, etc.	60	10	10
394 Wire and wire manufactures	0	0	0
395 Cans and metal boxes	20	0	0
396 Jewellery and precious metals	60	70	60
399 Metal industries not elsewhere specified	1,450	290	170
XIII. TEXTILES	460	410	250
411 Production of manmade fibres	0	0	0
412 Spinning and doubling on the cotton and flax systems	0	0	0
413 Weaving of cotton, linen and manmade fibres	0	10	0
414 Woollen and worsted	120	160	110
415 Jute	0	0	0
416 Rope, twine and net	0	0	0
417 Hosiery and other knitted goods	0	10	10
418 Lace	0	0	0
419 Carpets	150	100	60
421 Narrow fabrics	0	0	0
422 Made up textiles	80	50	30
423 Textile finishing	50	0	0
429 Other textile industries	60	80	40
XIV. LEATHER, LEATHER GOODS AND FUR	250	90	60
431 Leather (tanning and dressing) and fellmongery	230	20	10
432 Leather goods	20	50	50
433 Fur	0	20	0
XV. CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR	720	1,580	910
441 Weatherproof outerwear	40	100	50
442 Men's and boys' tailored outerwear	60	400	260
443 Women's and girls' tailored outerwear	0	20	20
444 Overalls and men's shirts, underwear, etc.	10	0	0
445 Dresses, lingerie, infants' wear, etc.	60	210	80
446 Hats, caps and millinery	0	0	0
449 Dress industries not elsewhere specified	240	780	460
450 Footwear	310	70	40
XVI. BRICKS, POTTERY, GLASS, CEMENT, ETC.	750	40	20
461 Brick, fireclay and refractory goods	40	0	0
462 Pottery	10	0	0
463 Glass	40	0	0
464 Cement	380	0	0
469 Abrasives and building materials, etc. not elsewhere specified	280	40	20
XVII. TIMBER, FURNITURE, ETC.	2,290	510	390
471 Timber	590	90	60
472 Furniture and upholstery	510	60	60
473 Bedding, etc.	300	130	100
474 Shop and office fitting	50	10	10
475 Wooden containers and baskets	330	90	40
479 Miscellaneous wood and cork manufactures	510	130	120
XVIII. PAPER, PRINTING AND PUBLISHING	1,260	700	460
481 Paper and board	60	30	10
482 Packaging products of paper, board and associated materials	90	30	20
483 Manufactured stationery	10	90	50
484 Manufactures of paper and board not elsewhere specified	0	0	0
485 Printing, publishing of newspapers	350	130	90
486 Printing, publishing of periodicals	10	10	0
489 Other printing, publishing, bookbinding, engraving, etc.	740	410	290
XIX. OTHER MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES	4,800	1,580	1,010
491 Rubber	3,690	1,080	760
492 Linoleum, plastics floorcovering, leather, cloth, etc.	0	0	0
493 Brushes and brooms	100	40	0
494 Toys, games, children's carriages and sports equipment	10	140	80
495 Miscellaneous stationers' goods	0	0	0
496 Plastics products not elsewhere specified	920	270	130
499 Miscellaneous manufacturing industries	80	50	40
XX. CONSTRUCTION	16,190	830	480
500 Construction	16,190	830	480
XXI. GAS, ELECTRICITY AND WATER	1,870	270	160
601 Gas	240	60	30
602 Electricity	1,350	200	120
603 Water supply	280	10	10
XXII. TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION	8,040	1,370	900
701 Railways	2,180	200	120
702 Road passenger transport	1,160	240	140
703 Road haulage contracting for general hire or reward	2,110	70	60
704 Other road haulage	190	40	20
705 Sea transport	50	0	0
706 Port and inland water transport	30	10	10
707 Air transport	40	0	0
708 Postal services and telecommunications	1,940	640	430
709 Miscellaneous transport services and storage	340	170	120
XXIII. DISTRIBUTIVE TRADES	11,880	12,760	8,850
810 Wholesale distribution of food and drink	1,370	440	290
811 Wholesale distribution of petroleum products	150	10	10
812 Other wholesale distribution	1,040	860	530
820 Retail distribution of food and drink	2,910	3,240	2,370
821 Other retail distribution	4,620	7,710	5,360
831 Dealing in coal, oil, builders' materials, grain and agricultural supplies	1,140	300	190
832 Dealing in other industrial materials and machinery	650	200	100
XXIV. INSURANCE, BANKING, FINANCE AND BUSINESS SERVICES	2,190	2,510	1,380
860 Insurance	700	360	170
861 Banking and billdiscounting	600	1,020	390
862 Other financial institutions	110	220	140
863 Property owning and managing, etc.	460	270	180
864 Advertising and market research	40	60	40
865 Other business services	280	580	460
866 Central offices not allocable elsewhere	0	0	0
XXV. PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC SERVICES	9,190	16,200	11,300
871 Accountancy services	220	210	180
872 Educational services	3,520	8,700	6,550
1. Maintained primary and secondary schools	2,120	6,610	5,140
2. Other primary and secondary schools	450	1,010	600
3pt. Universities	20	10	10
3pt. Colleges of education	0	0	0
3pt. Establishments for further education	760	570	380
4. Educational administration	160	430	380
5. Educational establishments not elsewhere specified	10	70	40
873 Legal services	240	390	240
874 Medical and dental services	2,030	5,810	3,690
1. Hospital and consultant services	1,400	4,720	3,040
2. Local authority health services	250	580	370
3. General medical services	240	290	190
4. Dental services	90	150	60
5. Other medical services	50	70	30
875 Religious organisations	410	90	50
876 Research and development services	1,990	620	340
879 Other professional and scientific services	780	380	250
1. Architects, surveyors and consulting engineers	470	180	140
2. Other scientific and technical services	40	20	10
3. Professional and scientific organisations	10	0	0
4. Veterinary surgery	90	100	80
5. Other professional services	170	80	20
XXVI. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES	9,030	12,310	8,480
881 Cinemas, theatres, radio, etc.	450	430	290
882 Sport and other recreations	360	160	80
883 Betting and gambling	70	180	170
884 Hotels and other residential establishments	480	890	640
885 Restaurants, cafes, snack bars	480	1,000	760
886 Public houses	650	890	760
887 Clubs	170	230	200
888 Catering contractors	160	360	290
889 Hairdressing and manicure	190	930	360
891 Private domestic service	660	2,890	1,750
892 Laundries	140	640	400
893 Dry cleaning, job dyeing, carpet beating, etc.	20	140	80
894 Motor repairers, distributors, garages and filling stations	4,280	1,240	860
895 Repair of boots and shoes	70	20	20
899 Other services	850	2,310	1,820
1. Funeral services	50	10	10
2. Photography	80	70	20
3. Welfare and charitable services	360	1,870	1,550
4. Community service not elsewhere specified	60	50	50
5. Service of Commonwealth and foreign governments	10	0	0
6. Trade associations	20	10	0
7. Other services	270	300	190
XXVII. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND DEFENCE	23,930	6,420	4,190
901 National government service	19,820	4,780	3,100
1-4. Armed forces	12,800	690	70
5. Defence departments (civilian staffs)	5,550	3,130	2,420
6. Other national government service	1,470	960	610
906 Local government service	4,110	1,640	1,090
1. Police	860	70	30
2. Fire service	190	0	0
3. Other local government service	3,060	1,570	1,060
Industry inadequately described	530	490	330
Workplace outside United Kingdom	60	40	0

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Comments:

1	All data values have been multiplied by ten, as the original data are from a 10 per cent sample.

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