Appendix II B
Industrial Undertakings and Persons Employed in selected Industries in certain of the
Main Industrial Groups
303
Industrial Undertakings
Persons Employed
Industry
1954 1955
1956
1954
1955
1956
Manufacture of Textiles
Cotton Spinning
17
19
19
11,513
13,274
14,271
Wool Spinning
1
4
3
120
620
847
Weaving
148
149
146
9,210
8,577
9,838
Finishing
46
58
51
1,148
1,355
1,627
Knitting Mills
297
347
325
10,519
11,715
14,046
Cordage, rope and twine
43
41
42
937
935
938
Footwear, wearing apparel & made
up textile goods
Footwear except rubber footwear.
11
13
29
1,037
699
1,042
Wearing apparel except footwear.
98
180
195
4,158
7,164
8,418
Made up textile goods except
Wearing apparel
15
23
31
506
740
882
Chemicals & Chemical Products
Medicines
17
17
21
460
492
568
Cosmetics
10
9
10
231
204
257
Paint & Lacquer
10
9
10
400
465
471
Matches
4
3
806
684
568
Metal Products (except Machinery)
Tin cans
25
29
34
965
1,111
1,292
Enamel ware
27
32
39
4,980
5,334
6,156
Vacuum flasks
6
7
5
628
683
751
Electric plating
37
43
52
916
1,034
1,147
Needles
5
4
582
671
712
Iron & Steel works
11
11
574
679
738
Hurricane lamps
6
5
698
508
368
Hand Torch cases
31
34
29
5,422
5,612
5,540
Electrical Apparatus
Hand Torch bulbs
2273
26
30
28
776
800
751
8
8
770
857
873
Torch Batteries
Transport & Transport Equipment
Shipbuilding & repairing
Tramways
Motor buses
Aircraft repair
Miscellaneous
27
21
1
24
21
23
6,233
7,541
8,245
1
1
1,480
1,438
1,536
2 2
2 2
~ 2
2
900
921
973
659
585
1,437
Artificial pearls
1
1
7
65
119
364
Toys
1
1
2
32
54
105
Tooth brushes
5
6
8
460
523
460
Buttons
18
24
28
907
1,094
1,155
Ice & Cold Storage
17
20
18
717
935
1,039
Bakelite wares
10
12
15
160
250
301
Plastic wares
39
65
113
745
1,491
2,987
Fountain Pens
5
119
133
192