Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	348	34
Mining & Quarrying	27	1
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	9	2
Chemicals & Allied Trades	32	9
Metal Manufacture	3	1
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	229	28
Vehicles	521	130
Other Metal Goods	17	4
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	8	1
Textiles	4,423	5,519
Leather & Fur	5	0
Clothing	2,494	1,900
Food, Drink & Tobacco	95	33
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	62	6
Paper & Printing	166	154
Other Manufacturing	16	7
Building & Contracting	714	20
Gas, Electricity & Water	390	64
Transport & Communication	466	56
Distributive Trades	926	633
Insurance, Banking & Finance	93	32
Public Administration & Defence	370	85
Professional Services	250	309
Miscellaneous Services	622	837
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	8	4

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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