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Women in the Printing Trades

APPENDIX VII.

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TABLE from Census, 1901, stating the number of males and females employed in the trades enumerated at various ages in England and Wales, and showing that the number of females employed between 15 and 20 is nearly twice as great as at any other age.

PAPER MANUFACTURE.

AGE. FEMALES. MALES.

Unmarried Married or Widow'd Total.

10 -163--163335

14 -378--378616

15 -2,995153,0103,079

20 -1,8142242,0382,328

25 -8565041,3603,583

35 -3015648652,504

45 -1244465701,690

55 -56289345897

65 -1595110277

75 and upwards391250

Total6,7052,1468,85115,359

PAPER STAINERS.

AGE. FEMALES. MALES.

Unmarried Married or Widow'd Total.

10 -19--1957

14 -21--2190

15 -97198396

20 -41546290

25 -221840520

35 -72128365

45 -41923202

55 -17881

65 -03328

75 and----

upwards0113

Total212752872,032

STATIONERY MANUFACTURE.

AGE. FEMALES. MALES.

Unmarried Married or Widow'd Total.

10 -84--8436

14 -297--297107

15 -1,92111,922811

20 -1,237411,278709

25 -6031077101,209

35 -18556241732

45 -5554109483

55 -152843217

65 -2101265

75 and----

upwards02212

Total4,3992994,6984,381

ENVELOPE MAKERS.

AGE. FEMALES. MALES.

Unmarried Married or Widow'd Total.

10 -103--1035

14 -254--25413

15 -1,276--1,27672

20 -6542668062

25 -3399843784

35 -999819776

45 -417411533

55 -22365818

65 -716237

75 and----

upwards0000

Total2,7953483,143370

PAPER BOX AND BAG MAKERS.

AGE. FEMALES. MALES.

Unmarried Married or Widow'd Total.

10 -780--780144

14 -1,727--1,727192

15 -10,0625110,113784

20 -5,3426285,970476

25 -2,3041,3393,643714

35 -5471,0941,641481

45 -171724895304

55 -58271329144

65 -99110065

75 and----

upwards011116

Total21,0004,20925,2093,310

OTHER WORKERS IN PAPER, &c.

AGE. FEMALES. MALES.

Unmarried Married or Widow'd Total.

10 -88--88107

14 -168--168138

15 -1,13941,143676

20 -68736723516

25 -330874171,097

35 -7363136796

45 -245377617

55 -82533381

65 -01111169

75 and----

upwards21331

Total2,5192802,7994,528

PRINTERS.

AGE. FEMALES. MALES.

Unmarried Married or Widow'd Total.

10 -394--3941,309

14 -988--9883,362

15 -4,89874,90518,692

20 -1,999762,07515,360

25 -73012085026,051

35 -14611225816,155

45 -42651079,514

55 -2156774,584

65 -423271,256

75 and----

upwards11112205

Total9,2234709,69396,488

LITHOGRAPHERS, COPPER AND STEEL PLATE PRINTERS.

AGE. FEMALES. MALES.

Unmarried Married or Widow'd Total.

10 -35--3597

14 -97--97243

15 -51845221,721

20 -198212191,616

25 -91201112,966

35 -1912312,022

45 -512171,170

55 -3710616

65 -011214

75 and----

upwards00017

Total966771,04310,682

BOOKBINDERS.

AGE. FEMALES. MALES.

Unmarried Married or Widow'd Total.

10 -364--364108

14 -1,204--1,204311

15 -7,623207,6432,107

20 -4,3102224,5321,933

25 -2,1906532,8433,146

35 -6476921,3392,340

45 -2915258161,575

55 -101250351811

65 -3083113281

75 and----

upwards7111852

Total16,7672,45619,22312,664

TYPE CUTTERS AND FOUNDERS.

AGE. FEMALES. MALES.

Unmarried Married or Widow'd Total.

10 -8--817

14 -31--3132

15 -97--97237

20 -30--30187

25 -11213345

35 -112216

45 -101141

55 -10175

65 -00035

75 and

upwards0002

Total18031831,287

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