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Males. Females.
Persons employed in Public Administration
and Defence (excluding
professional men and typists) 526 137
Persons engaged in Personal Service '243 2940
(Domestic Servants 2639)
Clerks, Draughtsmen (not Civil Service
or Local Authority), and
typists 1379 1034
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, and
Packers 229 53
Retired, or not gainfully occupied 1634 10333
Comments.
It will be observed that the female population is greatly in excess
of the male, there being 5000 more females than males. This in
equality, however, only applies to the population over the age of 12.
The population under the age of 12 shows a more equal distribution
of the sexes, the numbers being 3009 males and 3050 females. The
increase in females after the age of 12 is largely due to the immigration
of large numbers of female domestic servants, the number
in this class being 2639, a larger number than in any other
occupation.
At the 1911 Census the number of female domestic servants was
considerably higher, being 3538 in a smaller population.
There are practically no industries in the District employing
any considerable number of workers, and' the great majority of the
occupied males find employment in London.
The principal occupations in the order of numbers employed are
classed under the following headings—commercial, clerks, communication
and transport, metal workers, printing, and building trades