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.
INDUSTRIAL—continued.
IV. 18 1 Stone-carver (not sculptor or mason) 43 251 30 53
Tombstone, monument—maker 73 205 14 46
Lime-burner 11 80 1
Plaster, cement—maker 21 1 1
Brick, tile—maker 120 700 2 142 850 2 4
Pottery-maker, potter 27 75 1 3 55 73 1
Glass-maker 53 128 3 1
China, crockeryware—maker 2
China, glass—mender, riveter 1 7 1
Asphalte, pitch—manufacturer 7 16
Asbestos-worker 1 1
Others working in stone, clay, earthenwere, and glass 1 9 1
18 2 Mint officer, worker (not assayer or metallurgist) 7 21 1
Goldsmith, silversmith (not watch-maker) 6 19
Manufacturing jeweller, lapidary, precious stone-worker 139 289 5 2 32 34 1
Electro-plater, plater 13 27 4 3 2 1
Others working in gold, silver, and precious stones 3 24 5 1 9
18 3 Coppersmith, copper-worker 47 93 13 38 1
Tin, zinc, worker 134 412 1 4 103 225 1
Lead, antimony—worker (not type or shot-maker) 4 12
Ironfounder, moulder, worker, roller, puddler 382 1,670 4 135 374
Blacksmith, whitesmith, farrier (not veterinary surgeon) 464 1,798 3 983 2,885 1
Brassfounder, moulder, worker, finisher ; brazier 106 239 2 13 25
Tinker 1 1 4
Others working in metals other than gold and silver 108 263 3 5 13 59
19 1 Gasworks service (all branches) 30 647 17 158 1
Firewood chopper, sawyer 17 3 8
Charcoal-burner 1 4 105
Hydraulic energy (all branches) 1 13 1 5
Others working in fuel, light, or electric or hydraulic energy 5 6
20 1 Builder, building contractor, foreman, measurer, clerk 46 995 34 587 1
Stone, marble mason ; mason 146 1,174 85 536
Bricklayer 253 1,805 103 835
Plasterer 232 1,422 65 339
Slater, tiler, shingler, thatcher 28 170 3 12
Mason's, bricklayer's, plasterer's, slater's labourer ; hodman 5 385 18 118
Carpenter, joiner, turner 827 6,697 1 623 5,029 2
Others working in houses and buildings 16 95 89 1
20 2 Contractor for railway, road, dock, or undefined 25 987 1 4 147 2,485 1 2
Foreman, inspector, ganger, time-keeper, clerk to do. 1 101 1 224
Navvy, excavator ; railway, road—labourer 20 1,052 292 4,152
Pavior 2 106 11
Asphalte pavement layer, worker 1 78 1 1 10
Stone-breaker, stone-breaking machine worker 6 113 32 265
Dredging, landing silt—engaged in 37
Others working in railways, roads, excavations, earthworks, &c. 26
20 3 Cemetery-keeper, clerk, labourer ; grave-digger 3 11 2 13
Scavenger, street-cleaner 4 21 3
Chimney-sweep 3 31 14
Nightman, night-cart driver 1 67 1 3 24
21 1 Labourer (undefined) 1,141 11,320 2 17 2,391 19,450 12
Assistant (undefined) 15 39 9 17 57 36 11 8
Learning a trade 13 3 1 2 2
Mechanic, tradesman, &c. 59 54 10 34 2
Manufacturer (undefined) ; factory proprietor, hand, worker, &c. 157 844 89 35 76 1,109 19 57
Superintendent, manager (undefined), &c. 5 130 10 12 245 16
Watchman, &c. 3 199 3 54
Others working in imperfectly defined industries 76 18 19 2 44 7 17 1