The Geography of British Industry On Tuesday, some interesting figures
were published as to the numbers of the industrial population insured against unemployment. The 1929 Census covers more than 12 million persons and registers a substantial increase on the previous year. Of particular interest is the evidence of the changing geographical distribution of industry. The southward movement continues. Forty- eight per cent. of British industry is carried on south of a line running from the Wash westwards to include Notting- hamshire, Cambridgeshire, and Staffordshire. South-east England maintains its pre-eminent position in this area. According to the tables of growing and contracting trades, employment in Local Government has increased, but in National Government has substantially decreased. The silk and artificial silk industry is still expanding by leaps and bounds. . We could wish that electrical engineering occupied a higher place among the growing industries. At present it is tenth on the list.
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