Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	451	51
Mining & Quarrying	10,303	21
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	161	4
Chemicals & Allied Trades	2,713	194
Metal Manufacture	1,981	293
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	1,724	1,297
Vehicles	615	145
Other Metal Goods	68	48
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	48	26
Textiles	8	14
Leather & Fur	2	0
Clothing	42	158
Food, Drink & Tobacco	225	39
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	21	3
Paper & Printing	16	2
Other Manufacturing	333	78
Building & Contracting	2,917	42
Gas, Electricity & Water	25	1
Transport & Communication	563	60
Distributive Trades	673	421
Insurance, Banking & Finance	82	11
Public Administration & Defence	305	41
Professional Services	201	293
Miscellaneous Services	218	625
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	10	8

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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