The table shows the number of employees and factories producing silk in England and Wales between 1851 and 1901

The table illustrates changes in the workforce and silk-processing facilities in England and Wales over a 50-year period, starting in 1851.

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, it can be clearly seen that the total of employees in 1851 constituted the highest

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, and

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of factories increased dramatically, there were drops in

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for the remaining categories. In all 6 years, there were gradual falls

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of males and females.

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the figures for females decreased moderately from 76786 in 1851 to 25567 in 1901, males

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declined from 53964 to 25766 for the first 3 decades and experienced a small recovery to 28689 by 1891, prior to decreasing again to 13375 by the end of the period. Turning to the sum of employees, with the consistent drop of male and female workers,

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makes the total of them dwindle from 130750 in 1851 to 38942 in 1901.

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, factory figures increased sharply to 761 in 1861, before seeing a steady fall to 623 in 1901.