The latest statistics of the industry show that in 1901 there were about 400 factories employing some 21,000 adult males, 16,000 adult females, and 13,000 young persons under 18 years of age.[216] The employment of great numbers of married women (some 8,000) and the consequent high rate of infantile mortality are now the most serious features of the industry from the sociological point of view.
In conclusion the official figures are given for the export of china and earthenware, so as to show the prosperity at different times of the staple trade of North Staffordshire.
APPENDIX I.
The Foreign Trade, since 1840. Exports and Imports.
| Year. | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | 1844 | 1845 | 1846 | 1847 | 1848 | 1849 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value of Exports China, Earthenware and Stoneware £’000 | 573, | 601, | 555, | 629, | 767, | 828, | 793, | 834, | 722, | 807, | |
| Value of Imports | |||||||||||
| Year. | 1850 | 1851 | 1852 | 1853 | 1854 | 1855 | 1856 | 1857 | 1858 | 1859 | |
| Exports £’000 | 999, | 1,121, | 1,152, | 1,338, | 1,306, | 1,001, | 1,334, | 1,492, | 1,154, | 1,314, | |
| Imports £’000 | |||||||||||
| Year. | 1860 | 1861 | 1862 | 1863 | 1864 | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 | |
| Exports £’000 | 1,451, | 1,071, | 1,220, | 1,341, | 1,439, | 1,469, | 1,686, | 1,666, | 1,683, | 1,828, | |
| Imports £’000 | |||||||||||
| Year. | 1870 | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | |
| Exports £’000 | 1,746, | 1,865, | 2,142, | 2,206, | 1,862, | 1,859, | 1,771, | 1,853, | 1,794, | 1,800, | |
| Imports £’000 | 165, | 202, | 263, | 383, | 370, | 382, | 399, | 365, | 441, | 433, | |
| Year. | 1880 | 1881 | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | 1888 | 1889 | |
| Exports £’000 | 2,066, | 2,204, | 2,309, | 2,333, | 1,956, | 1,838, | 1,901, | 1,984, | 2,098, | 2,287, | |
| Imports £’000 | 469, | 555, | 596,[217] | 533[217] / 603[218] | 482,[218] | 465,[218] | 451,[218] | 472,[218] | 549,[218] | 590,[218] | |
| Year. | 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 |
| Exports £’000 | 2,251, | 2,165, | 2,057, | 1,985, | 1,759, | 1,992, | 1,967, | 1,900, | 1,820, | 2,042, | 2,038, |
| Imports £’000 less Re-exports | 586, | 620, | 623, | 594, | 594, | 627, | 743, | 724, | 782, | 779, | 777, |
| Year. | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 |
| Exports £’000 | 1,993, | 1,900, | 2,176, | 2,106, | 2,098, | 2,382, | 2,649, | 2,344, | 2,315, | 2,780, | 3,030, |
| Imports £’000 less Re-exports | 758, | 742, | 788, | 765, | 789, | 845, | 880, | 792, | 735, | 746, | 858, |