Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	941	97
Mining & Quarrying	339	17
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	1,116	34
Chemicals & Allied Trades	20	10
Metal Manufacture	45	6
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	1,185	230
Vehicles	188	31
Other Metal Goods	60	9
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	27	5
Textiles	157	608
Leather & Fur	15	23
Clothing	385	456
Food, Drink & Tobacco	92	89
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	64	3
Paper & Printing	26	25
Other Manufacturing	41	23
Building & Contracting	519	8
Gas, Electricity & Water	18	2
Transport & Communication	559	62
Distributive Trades	517	232
Insurance, Banking & Finance	25	5
Public Administration & Defence	273	97
Professional Services	262	296
Miscellaneous Services	239	524
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	38	10

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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