Table 20

Male Sellers of Foodstuffs and Allied Trades, 1911

53

Occupation Northern District Southern District* Vegetable dealers 21 19 2.6% 25% Fruit sellers 26 16 2.1% 3.1% Bakers 7 35 4.7% 0.1% Poultry dealers 4 4 0.5% 0.5% Grain and flour dealers 5 11 1.5% 0.6% Rice dealers 70 43 5.8% 8.4% Rice pounders 24 2.9% Tobacco dealers 18 14 1.9% 2.2% Wine sellers 22 30 4.0% 2.6% Fishmongers 74 8.9% Butchers and pork sellers 8 1.1% Oil sellers 1 0.1% 1.3% Tea sellers 15 26 3.5% 1.8% Unclassified and general 535 538 72.2% 64.3% TOTAL 832 745 100% 100% *Includes New Kowloon

Table 21

Male Dealers in Foodstuffs, Northern District, 1921

Occupation No. of Males Beancurd/bean stick makers and dealers 42 4.4% Bakers/Flour millers 42 4.4% Dried fish curers and dealers 54 5.7% Preserved meat makers and dealers 1 0.1% Rice millers 27 2.8% Rice dealers 84 8.8% Dog meat sellers 0.1% Fishmongers 186 19.5% Fruit sellers 16 1.7% General grocery Butchers 397 41.7% Noodle sellers 67 7.0% Salt dealers 2 0.2% Sauce makers and dealers 12 1.3% Tea dealers 3 0.3% Vegetable sellers 11 1.2% 7 0.7% Total 952 100%
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