Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	2,984	174
Mining & Quarrying	14	1
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	388	29
Chemicals & Allied Trades	165	38
Metal Manufacture	1	0
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	77	147
Vehicles	105	8
Other Metal Goods	24	2
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	12	1
Textiles	9	2
Leather & Fur	142	39
Clothing	42	60
Food, Drink & Tobacco	114	15
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	67	73
Paper & Printing	534	221
Other Manufacturing	8	3
Building & Contracting	813	11
Gas, Electricity & Water	55	5
Transport & Communication	266	50
Distributive Trades	382	175
Insurance, Banking & Finance	19	3
Public Administration & Defence	966	51
Professional Services	215	204
Miscellaneous Services	1,489	459
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	14	3

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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