Appendix E
The following table, compiled from the Labour Gazette, and a special report of the Board of Trade, gives a quarterly estimate of the number of women replacing men for the period between April, 1916, and April, 1918.
NUMBER OF FEMALES SUBSTITUTED FOR MALE WORKERS
IN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN CERTAIN OCCUPATIONS,
BY QUARTERS, APRIL, 1916-APRIL, 1918
| April, 1916 | July, 1916 | Oct., 1916 | Jan., 1917 | April, 1917 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Occupations[297] | 213,000 | 264,000 | 314,000 | 376,000 | 438,000 |
| Government Establishments[298] | 13,000 | 79,000 | 117,000 | 139,000 | 187,000 |
| Commercial | 152,000 | 226,000 | 264,000 | 278,000 | 308,000 |
| Professional (mainly clerks) | 12,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 17,000 | 20,000 |
| Banking, Finance (mainly clerks) | 21,000 | 31,000 | 37,000 | 42,000 | 48,000 |
| Hotels, Theaters | 27,000 | 31,000 | 30,000 | 31,000 | 35,000 |
| Agriculture (perm. labor, Gt. Britain) | 37,000 | 35,000 | 20,000 | 23,000 | 32,000 |
| Transport (not municipal) | 24,000 | 35,000 | 41,000 | 52,000 | 64,000 |
| Civil Service | 30,000 | 41,000 | 64,000 | 73,000 | 83,000 |
| Local Government[299] | 18,000 | 26,000 | 31,000 | 40,000 | 41,000 |
| Total | 547,000 | 783,000 | 933,000 | 1,071,000 | 1,256,000 |
| July, 1917 | Oct., 1917 | Jan., 1918 | April, 1918 | (A) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Occupations[300] | 464,000 | 490,000 | 503,000 | 531,000 | 24.4 |
| Government Establishments[301] | 191,000 | 202,000 | 197,000 | 187,000 | 9,350.0 |
| Commercial | 328,000 | 337,000 | 342,000 | 352,000 | 70.9 |
| Professional (mainly clerks) | 21,000 | 22,000 | 22,000 | 22,500 | 44.5 |
| Banking, Finance (mainly clerks) | 53,000 | 55,000 | 57,000 | 59,500 | 626.3 |
| Hotels, Theaters | 38,000 | 44,500 | 45,000 | 44,500 | 24.5 |
| Agriculture (perm. labor, Gt. Britain) | 43,000 | 33,000 | 31,000 | 40,000 | 50.0 |
| Transport (not municipal) | 74,000 | 78,500 | 78,000 | 79,500 | 21.3 |
| Civil Service | 99,000 | 107,000 | 123,000 | 153,000 | 231.8 |
| Local Government[302] | 43,000 | 44,000 | 44,000 | 47,000 | 23.7 |
| Total | 1,354,000 | 1,413,000 | 1,442,000 | 1,516,000 | 46.2 |
(A) = Per cent No. of substitutes in April, 1918, is of total No. employed in July, 1914