Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	119	16
Mining & Quarrying	256	35
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	93	5
Chemicals & Allied Trades	15,683	1,271
Metal Manufacture	935	113
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	3,525	257
Vehicles	41	3
Other Metal Goods	13	6
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	0	0
Textiles	4	4
Leather & Fur	3	0
Clothing	12	23
Food, Drink & Tobacco	19	21
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	4	0
Paper & Printing	38	24
Other Manufacturing	21	3
Building & Contracting	1,096	1
Gas, Electricity & Water	179	16
Transport & Communication	409	54
Distributive Trades	218	284
Insurance, Banking & Finance	23	11
Public Administration & Defence	231	49
Professional Services	99	180
Miscellaneous Services	128	469
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	2	0

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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