Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	137	35
Mining & Quarrying	2	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	74	29
Chemicals & Allied Trades	30	1
Metal Manufacture	19	2
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	572	36
Vehicles	148	27
Other Metal Goods	427	202
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	19	0
Textiles	2	2
Leather & Fur	3	4
Clothing	57	58
Food, Drink & Tobacco	233	120
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	80	7
Paper & Printing	969	168
Other Manufacturing	9	5
Building & Contracting	1,225	45
Gas, Electricity & Water	341	22
Transport & Communication	1,743	105
Distributive Trades	1,479	1,418
Insurance, Banking & Finance	204	73
Public Administration & Defence	1,410	148
Professional Services	451	744
Miscellaneous Services	477	1,115
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	17	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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