ENGLAND AND WALES, 1901-1911. +------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Numbers. | | | Occupations of Women |-------------------|Percentage| | and Girls. | 1901. | 1911. | Change. | |-----------------------------|---------|---------|----------| |Domestic offices and service |1,690,722|1,734,040| +2·6 | |Textiles | 663,222| 746,154| +12·5 | |Dress | 710,961| 755,964| +6·3 | |Dressmakers | 340,582| 339,240| -0·4 | |Tailoresses | 117,640| 127,115| +8·1 | |Food, drink, and lodging | 299,518| 474,683| +58·5 | |Paper, books, and stationery | 90,900| 121,309| +33·5 | |Metals, machines, etc. | 63,016| 101,050| +60·4 | |Increase of female population| | | | | over 10 | .. | .. | +12·6 | +------------------------------------------------------------+ But even with the occupations I have dubbed "conservative," or traditional, modern methods are transforming the nature of the work done by women. The statistical changes in the so-called domestic group are an interesting illustration of the changes we can see going on in the world around us. Note especially the tendency towards a more developed social life outside the home indicated by the large percentage increase in club service, hotel and eating-house service; the tendency to supersede amateur by expert nursing, shown in the large increase in hospital and institutional service; and the slight but perceptible tendency for household work to lose its domestic character. Not only do the charwomen show an increase much larger than that of the group total, while the domestic indoor servant has decreased, but a new sub-heading, "day servants," has had to be introduced. The laundry is fast becoming a regular factory industry, and shows a decrease in numbers, no doubt due to the introduction of machinery and labour-saving appliances. CHANGES IN EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN IN CERTAIN DOMESTIC OCCUPATIONS.