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".

Show Greater London AdmC table	Merton LB

Industry	Males [1]	Females [2]	Married Females [3]
In employment	45,080	28,580	18,880
Self-employed	4,670	1,050	770
Self-employed without employees	3,200	750	500
Self-employed with employees	1,470	300	270
Employees	40,410	27,530	18,110
Managers	5,280	850	590
[Managers] Large establishments	1,970	280	160
[Managers] Small establishments	3,310	570	430
Foremen and supervisors	2,400	510	350
[Foremen and supervisors] manual	1,910	180	130
[Foremen and supervisors] non-manual	490	330	220
Apprentices, articled clerks and formal trainees	1,540	380	70
Professional employees	1,860	260	170
Family workers	20	300	290
Other employees (excluding professional)	29,310	25,230	16,640
I. AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, FISHING	90	0	0
001 Agriculture and horticulture	80	0	0
1. Farming and stockrearing	0	0	0
2. Agriculture contracting	0	0	0
3. Market gardening, fruit, flower and seed growing	80	0	0
002 Forestry	10	0	0
003 Fishing	0	0	0
II. MINING AND QUARRYING	10	0	0
101 Coal mining	10	0	0
102 Stone and slate quarrying and mining	0	0	0
103 Chalk, clay, sand and gravel extraction	0	0	0
104 Petroleum and natural gas	0	0	0
109 Other mining and quarrying	0	0	0
III. FOOD, DRINK AND TOBACCO	710	460	380
211 Grain milling	0	0	0
212 Bread and flour confectionery	40	20	20
213 Biscuits	10	0	0
214 Bacon curing, meat and fish products	0	0	0
215 Milk and milk products	190	40	30
216 Sugar	20	0	0
217 Cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery	80	100	80
218 Fruit and vegetable products	0	0	0
219 Animal and poultry foods	0	0	0
221 Vegetable and animal oils and fats	0	0	0
229 Food industries not elsewhere specified	230	270	220
231 Brewing and malting	0	0	0
232 Soft drinks	80	20	20
239 Other drink industries	60	10	10
240 Tobacco	0	0	0
IV. COAL AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS	0	0	0
261 Coke ovens and manufactured fuel	0	0	0
262 Mineral oil refining	0	0	0
263 Lubricating oils and greases	0	0	0
V. CHEMICALS AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES	1,370	620	440
271 General chemicals	370	180	120
272 Pharmaceutical chemicals and preparations	20	10	10
273 Toilet preparations	40	0	0
274 Paint	460	140	100
275 Soap and detergents	70	150	110
276 Synthetic resins and plastics materials and synthetic rubber	280	100	70
277 Dyestuffs and pigments	0	0	0
278 Fertilizers	0	0	0
279 Other chemical industries	130	40	30
VI. METAL MANUFACTURE	950	230	140
311 Iron and steel (general)	40	0	0
312 Steel tubes	0	0	0
313 Iron castings, etc.	70	0	0
321 Aluminium and aluminium alloys	0	0	0
322 Copper, brass and other copper alloys	390	30	30
323 Other base metals	450	200	110
VII. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING	2,770	930	530
331 Agricultural machinery (except tractors)	0	0	0
332 Metalworking machine tools	110	30	20
333 Pumps, valves and compressors	340	130	70
334 Industrial engines	20	10	0
335 Textile machinery and accessories	0	0	0
336 Construction and earth moving equipment	30	10	10
337 Mechanical handling equipment	30	30	30
338 Office machinery	100	70	50
339 Other machinery	830	260	130
341 Industrial (including process) plant and steelwork	180	30	30
342 Ordnance and small arms	0	10	0
349 Other mechanical engineering not elsewhere specified	1,130	350	190
VIII. INSTRUMENT ENGINEERING	1,490	1,420	1,010
351 Photographic and document copying equipment	10	10	10
352 Watches and clocks	0	0	0
353 Surgical instruments and appliances	460	500	340
354 Scientific and industrial instruments and systems	1,020	910	660
IX. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING	3,070	1,600	1,110
361 Electrical machinery	630	310	200
362 Insulated wires and cables	0	0	0
363 Telegraph and telephone apparatus and equipment	10	70	30
364 Radio and electronic components	140	80	60
365 Broadcast receiving and sound reproducing equipment	510	240	180
366 Electronic computers	10	0	0
367 Radio, radar and electronic capital goods	1,410	540	390
368 Electric appliances primarily for domestic use	110	40	30
369 Other electrical goods	250	320	220
X. SHIPBUILDING AND MARINE ENGINEERING	10	20	20
370 Shipbuilding and marine engineering	10	20	20
XI. VEHICLES	340	50	30
380 Wheeled tractor manufacturing	0	0	0
381 Motor vehicle manufacturing	180	30	10
382 Motor cycle, tricycle and pedal cycle manufacturing	20	0	0
383 Aerospace equipment manufacturing and repairing	80	20	20
384 Locomotive and railway track equipment	0	0	0
385 Railway carriages and wagons and trams	60	0	0
XII. METAL GOODS NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED	1,930	1,000	710
390 Engineers' small tools and gauges	510	110	70
391 Hand tools and implements	10	0	0
392 Cutlery, spoons, forks and plated tableware, etc.	0	0	0
393 Bolts, nuts, screws, rivets, etc.	120	30	20
394 Wire and wire manufactures	290	220	160
395 Cans and metal boxes	0	0	0
396 Jewellery and precious metals	40	40	20
399 Metal industries not elsewhere specified	960	600	440
XIII. TEXTILES	150	130	60
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	0	0
414 Woollen and worsted	50	50	20
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	0	0	0
421 Narrow fabrics	10	10	0
422 Made up textiles	10	30	10
423 Textile finishing	80	30	20
429 Other textile industries	0	0	0
XIV. LEATHER, LEATHER GOODS AND FUR	360	30	30
431 Leather (tanning and dressing) and fellmongery	310	10	10
432 Leather goods	50	20	20
433 Fur	0	0	0
XV. CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR	70	300	190
441 Weatherproof outerwear	0	0	0
442 Men's and boys' tailored outerwear	10	0	0
443 Women's and girls' tailored outerwear	20	50	30
444 Overalls and men's shirts, underwear, etc.	10	50	20
445 Dresses, lingerie, infants' wear, etc.	20	100	60
446 Hats, caps and millinery	0	30	20
449 Dress industries not elsewhere specified	10	70	60
450 Footwear	0	0	0
XVI. BRICKS, POTTERY, GLASS, CEMENT, ETC.	150	10	10
461 Brick, fireclay and refractory goods	0	0	0
462 Pottery	0	10	10
463 Glass	40	0	0
464 Cement	10	0	0
469 Abrasives and building materials, etc. not elsewhere specified	100	0	0
XVII. TIMBER, FURNITURE, ETC.	660	110	100
471 Timber	150	20	20
472 Furniture and upholstery	90	30	30
473 Bedding, etc.	30	30	30
474 Shop and office fitting	200	0	0
475 Wooden containers and baskets	30	10	10
479 Miscellaneous wood and cork manufactures	160	20	10
XVIII. PAPER, PRINTING AND PUBLISHING	2,460	1,440	960
481 Paper and board	480	90	50
482 Packaging products of paper, board and associated materials	250	160	80
483 Manufactured stationery	90	70	40
484 Manufactures of paper and board not elsewhere specified	0	0	0
485 Printing, publishing of newspapers	70	0	0
486 Printing, publishing of periodicals	90	120	80
489 Other printing, publishing, bookbinding, engraving, etc.	1,480	1,000	710
XIX. OTHER MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES	1,520	1,110	800
491 Rubber	50	0	0
492 Linoleum, plastics floorcovering, leather, cloth, etc.	30	0	0
493 Brushes and brooms	30	30	30
494 Toys, games, children's carriages and sports equipment	820	680	510
495 Miscellaneous stationers' goods	80	160	120
496 Plastics products not elsewhere specified	340	190	110
499 Miscellaneous manufacturing industries	170	50	30
XX. CONSTRUCTION	5,880	650	390
500 Construction	5,880	650	390
XXI. GAS, ELECTRICITY AND WATER	840	150	110
601 Gas	330	90	60
602 Electricity	490	60	50
603 Water supply	20	0	0
XXII. TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION	5,020	890	600
701 Railways	1,850	150	70
702 Road passenger transport	1,060	90	70
703 Road haulage contracting for general hire or reward	490	40	40
704 Other road haulage	0	0	0
705 Sea transport	0	0	0
706 Port and inland water transport	0	0	0
707 Air transport	10	0	0
708 Postal services and telecommunications	1,480	540	360
709 Miscellaneous transport services and storage	130	70	60
XXIII. DISTRIBUTIVE TRADES	5,130	4,630	3,300
810 Wholesale distribution of food and drink	520	340	190
811 Wholesale distribution of petroleum products	140	40	10
812 Other wholesale distribution	620	660	450
820 Retail distribution of food and drink	1,630	1,090	870
821 Other retail distribution	1,660	2,260	1,630
831 Dealing in coal, oil, builders' materials, grain and agricultural supplies	220	80	60
832 Dealing in other industrial materials and machinery	340	160	90
XXIV. INSURANCE, BANKING, FINANCE AND BUSINESS SERVICES	1,260	1,450	850
860 Insurance	400	250	160
861 Banking and billdiscounting	230	360	120
862 Other financial institutions	90	90	50
863 Property owning and managing, etc.	270	190	130
864 Advertising and market research	70	70	60
865 Other business services	190	470	330
866 Central offices not allocable elsewhere	10	20	0
XXV. PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC SERVICES	2,520	5,500	3,400
871 Accountancy services	150	30	30
872 Educational services	1,010	3,060	2,050
1. Maintained primary and secondary schools	690	2,120	1,500
2. Other primary and secondary schools	130	380	200
3pt. Universities	0	0	0
3pt. Colleges of education	20	0	0
3pt. Establishments for further education	110	110	60
4. Educational administration	30	180	120
5. Educational establishments not elsewhere specified	30	270	170
873 Legal services	110	160	100
874 Medical and dental services	470	1,930	1,050
1. Hospital and consultant services	280	1,320	680
2. Local authority health services	90	340	210
3. General medical services	20	80	50
4. Dental services	60	100	60
5. Other medical services	20	90	50
875 Religious organisations	100	90	50
876 Research and development services	0	0	0
879 Other professional and scientific services	680	230	120
1. Architects, surveyors and consulting engineers	530	120	70
2. Other scientific and technical services	0	0	0
3. Professional and scientific organisations	0	10	10
4. Veterinary surgery	0	30	10
5. Other professional services	150	70	30
XXVI. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES	3,470	4,290	2,710
881 Cinemas, theatres, radio, etc.	260	180	120
882 Sport and other recreations	200	200	150
883 Betting and gambling	210	140	90
884 Hotels and other residential establishments	40	60	30
885 Restaurants, cafes, snack bars	210	160	130
886 Public houses	120	270	210
887 Clubs	50	60	40
888 Catering contractors	90	200	150
889 Hairdressing and manicure	140	410	210
891 Private domestic service	70	760	340
892 Laundries	180	460	320
893 Dry cleaning, job dyeing, carpet beating, etc.	50	90	50
894 Motor repairers, distributors, garages and filling stations	1,220	240	140
895 Repair of boots and shoes	40	10	10
899 Other services	590	1,050	720
1. Funeral services	60	20	20
2. Photography	90	260	160
3. Welfare and charitable services	90	520	340
4. Community service not elsewhere specified	60	40	20
5. Service of Commonwealth and foreign governments	20	0	0
6. Trade associations	40	70	60
7. Other services	230	140	120
XXVII. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND DEFENCE	2,500	1,240	760
901 National government service	460	350	190
1-4. Armed forces	60	0	0
5. Defence departments (civilian staffs)	10	40	30
6. Other national government service	390	310	160
906 Local government service	2,040	890	570
1. Police	340	60	50
2. Fire service	110	0	0
3. Other local government service	1,590	830	520
Industry inadequately described	320	320	240
Workplace outside United Kingdom	30	0	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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