OCCUPATIONS IN METROPOLITAN AND EXTRA-METROPOLITAN DISTRICTS., TABLE VI.—Showing according to the Census taken on the 5th April, 1891, the Number of Males and Females (exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines), of different Occupations, in the area under the Metropolitan Board of Works, and in the Extra-Metropolitan Districts, those under and over Twenty Years of Age being distinguished—continued.
| Class. |
Order. |
Sub-order. |
Occupations. |
Exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines.* |
| Metropolitan District. |
Extra-Metropolitan District. |
| Males. |
Females. |
Males. |
Females. |
| Under 20 Years. |
Over 20 Years. |
Under 20 Years. |
Over 20 Years. |
Under 20 Years. |
Over 20 Years. |
Under 20 Years. |
Over 20 Years. |
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COMMERCIAL—continued. |
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7 |
2 |
Grain, flour, meal—merchant, dealer |
5 |
173 |
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2 |
8 |
106 |
1 |
2 |
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Bread, biscuit—dealer |
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10 |
33 |
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Confectionery dealer |
17 |
93 |
40 |
116 |
13 |
53 |
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Greengrocer, fruiterer ; fruit hawker, salesman |
118 |
793 |
32 |
251 |
37 |
238 |
16 |
143 |
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Potato merchant, salesman |
2 |
5 |
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2 |
11 |
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Others dealing in vegetable food |
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3 |
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4 |
4 |
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1 |
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7 |
3 |
Wine, beer, spirit—merchant |
19 |
206 |
4 |
9 |
13 |
117 |
2 |
10 |
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Colonial wine seller ; wife assisting |
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4 |
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1 |
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3 |
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Aerated water, cordial—seller |
1 |
6 |
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2 |
2 |
110 |
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Grocer, tea dealer ; wife assisting |
382 |
1,711 |
63 |
234 |
482 |
1,072 |
15 |
83 |
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Tobacconist, tobacco importer, merchant |
19 |
241 |
7 |
44 |
12 |
96 |
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13 |
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Water carter, carrier, dealer |
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11 |
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Ice carter, dealer |
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18 |
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1 |
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Others dealing in drinks, narcotics, and stimulants |
41 |
202 |
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12 |
1 |
36 |
18 |
1 |
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8 |
1 |
Live-stock dealer, salesman, agent |
6 |
123 |
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4 |
13 |
196 |
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1 |
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Horse letter, livery stable-keeper |
75 |
476 |
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71 |
231 |
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Animal trainer, tamer ; horse-breaker |
13 |
191 |
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35 |
302 |
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Zoological gardens', menagerie—keeper, officer, assistant |
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7 |
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1 |
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Others dealing in, or attending to, animals |
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25 |
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3 |
35 |
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8 |
2 |
Tallow chandler, merchant |
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5 |
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3 |
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Wool merchant, agent, broker, buyer, classer, valuer, salesman, sorter, stapler |
7 |
293 |
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16 |
205 |
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Hide, skin—dealer |
5 |
17 |
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1 |
20 |
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1 |
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Leather dealer, merchant |
3 |
48 |
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2 |
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17 |
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Others dealing in animal matters not otherwise classed |
4 |
65 |
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1 |
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7 |
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8 |
3 |
Bone dealer, gatherer, collector |
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4 |
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Feather dealer |
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2 |
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8 |
4 |
Timber merchant, broker, clerk, salesman, carter |
60 |
379 |
2 |
1 |
32 |
186 |
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Bark merchant, dealer |
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9 |
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Other dealers in vegetable matters not otherwise classed |
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10 |
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8 |
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8 |
5 |
Hay and straw dealer, salesman, carter |
30 |
353 |
7 |
12 |
32 |
257 |
2 |
3 |
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Seed merchant, dealer, seedsman |
13 |
87 |
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3 |
2 |
31 |
1 |
2 |
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Other dealers in fodder, seeds, and flowers |
19 |
5 |
23 |
15 |
1 |
11 |
4 |
24 |
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8 |
6 |
Paper importer, dealer |
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11 |
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2 |
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Stationery dealer |
79 |
228 |
63 |
73 |
21 |
58 |
1 |
21 |
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Rag, waste-paper—dealer, gatherer, picker |
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1 |
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1 |
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2 |
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2 |
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9 |
1 |
Lime, cement, plaster—importer, dealer, merchant |
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51 |
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8 |
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Brick, tile—agent, dealer, carter |
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12 |
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Pottery, earthenware |
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2 |
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2 |
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Glass, glassware—dealer |
2 |
20 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
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China, crockeryware—dealer |
3 |
40 |
7 |
13 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
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Bottle dealer, collector, boy |
3 |
41 |
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2 |
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5 |
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Stone, marble, slate, gravel, sand—dealer carter |
16 |
64 |
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5 |
18 |
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Others dealing in stone, clay, earthenware, and glass |
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37 |
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2 |
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9 |
2 |
Gold, silver—dealer, broker, buyer |
1 |
209 |
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1 |
1 |
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3 |
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Precious stone dealer, buyer, importer |
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2 |
10 |
2 |
80 |
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9 |
3 |
Ironmonger (not saddlers' or coachbuilders'), hardware dealer |
230 |
665 |
4 |
15 |
84 |
232 |
2 |
2 |
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Iron merchant, dealer, importer |
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21 |
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9 |
1 |
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Others dealing in metals other than gold and silver |
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14 |
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1 |
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10 |
1 |
Coal, coke—merchant |
1 |
69 |
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13 |
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1 |
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Firewood dealer, carter |
43 |
437 |
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12 |
186 |
893 |
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3 |
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Charcoal dealer |
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1 |
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4 |
1 |
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11 |
1 |
Merchant, importer, general dealer, dealer (undefined) |
403 |
1,570 |
6 |
74 |
92 |
648 |
2 |
18 |
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Commercial clerk, clerk, secretary, bookkeeper, accountant (undefined) |
2,142 |
5,188 |
37 |
223 |
600 |
1,484 |
54 |
100 |
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Shop-keeper, shopman (undefined), storekeeper, storeman (not engaged in storage) ; wife assisting |
375 |
1,593 |
96 |
461 |
572 |
2,108 |
142 |
722 |
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Hawker, pedler (undefined) |
57 |
330 |
1 |
25 |
34 |
329 |
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14 |
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Broker, broker's clerk (undefined) |
4 |
109 |
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1 |
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18 |
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Commission agent, agent (undefined) |
2 |
996 |
6 |
12 |
11 |
502 |
3 |
4 |
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Commercial traveller, salesman, saleswoman (undefined) |
155 |
1,544 |
294 |
667 |
81 |
629 |
134 |
290 |
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Officer in public company (undefined) |
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85 |
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1 |
9 |
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Other general or undefined dealers |
24 |
659 |
3 |
91 |
7 |
332 |
2 |
25 |