Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	1,009	158
Mining & Quarrying	17	1
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	253	6
Chemicals & Allied Trades	43	13
Metal Manufacture	50	4
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	618	45
Vehicles	263	25
Other Metal Goods	25	4
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	13	0
Textiles	0	0
Leather & Fur	35	12
Clothing	40	41
Food, Drink & Tobacco	103	31
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	94	61
Paper & Printing	23	5
Other Manufacturing	10	22
Building & Contracting	1,038	32
Gas, Electricity & Water	95	3
Transport & Communication	708	82
Distributive Trades	771	765
Insurance, Banking & Finance	111	37
Public Administration & Defence	3,421	278
Professional Services	404	557
Miscellaneous Services	465	1,167
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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