Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	1,481	179
Mining & Quarrying	11	1
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	26	2
Chemicals & Allied Trades	37	27
Metal Manufacture	6	3
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	671	531
Vehicles	194	29
Other Metal Goods	46	10
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	15	0
Textiles	45	32
Leather & Fur	3	0
Clothing	28	71
Food, Drink & Tobacco	83	11
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	929	120
Paper & Printing	1,390	398
Other Manufacturing	56	54
Building & Contracting	885	19
Gas, Electricity & Water	15	0
Transport & Communication	428	80
Distributive Trades	558	285
Insurance, Banking & Finance	77	34
Public Administration & Defence	1,743	288
Professional Services	283	408
Miscellaneous Services	841	1,059
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	16	2

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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