Oral Answers to Questions — Housing. – in the House of Commons am ar 18 Mehefin 1924.
asked the Minister of Health if he can give the comparative figures of skilled workers in the building trade in 1901, 1913 and 1924, respectively?
As the answer includes a tabular statement, I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
Complete information is not available as to the number of skilled workers in the building trade in 1913 and 1924, but the following table gives particulars in regard to the principal occupations for 1901, 1911 and 1923:— | |||
Occupation. | Number of skilled men employed in the building trade in England and Wales. | ||
Census 1901. | Census 1911. | October, 1923.* | |
Bricklayers | 109,160 | 92,312 | 53,630 |
Carpenters and Joiners | 243,075 | 176,978 | 106,880 |
Plasterers | 27,544 | 21,230 | 13,910 |
Slaters | 8,461 | 6,946 | 2,880 |
Masons | 65,129 | 42,896 | 16,580 |
Painters, Decorators, etc. | 143,150† | 154,929 | 97,480 |
Plumbers, Gasfitters, Glaziers, etc. | 68,562† | 70,303 | 28,430 |
* The figures for 1923 represent the numbers of insured workpeople working for employers and consequently they are not strictly comparable with the Census figures. | |||
† In the Census for 1901 the figures for glaziers are included with painters. |