The table below describes the number of employees and factories in England and Wales from 1851 to 1901.

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of male and female

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and

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in England and Wales between 1851 and 1901.

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, the

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of male

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was consistently higher than that of females, except in 1861 and 1901.

In addition

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, the total

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of

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decreased over the 50-year period,

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the

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increased substantially. Looking at the table in more detail, in 1851, there were almost 290,000 male

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and 190,000 female

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. After 50 years, the

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of

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of both genders was approximately equal at around 300,000 each.

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, in 1861, the

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of female

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was higher than males at 160,000 and 130,000, respectively. In terms of the total

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of

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and

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, the figure for the former was over 477,000 in 1851

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but decreased drastically to 61,000 in 1901.

On the other hand

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, the

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of

factories

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increased from 225 in 1851 to 600 in 1901.