Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	359	52
Mining & Quarrying	3	1
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	23	1
Chemicals & Allied Trades	6,206	2,431
Metal Manufacture	21	1
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	901	118
Vehicles	261	37
Other Metal Goods	41	4
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	8	1
Textiles	16	2
Leather & Fur	2	0
Clothing	34	17
Food, Drink & Tobacco	1,305	523
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	30	4
Paper & Printing	112	133
Other Manufacturing	24	3
Building & Contracting	2,728	44
Gas, Electricity & Water	61	3
Transport & Communication	940	67
Distributive Trades	773	655
Insurance, Banking & Finance	109	25
Public Administration & Defence	765	122
Professional Services	426	1,066
Miscellaneous Services	367	864
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	14	5

Date:	Source:
1951	1951 Census of England and Wales, Industry, Table 3 , 'Industries (Orders and Selected Units) and Status Aggregates. Occupied Males and Females aged 15 and over', for 'Urban Areas with population of less than 50,000, RD, NT'

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