Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Occupational Classification	Male	Female
Fishermen	0	0
Agriculture	560	21
Mining & Quarrying	1	0
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc	226	65
Coal, Gas, Chemicals	122	27
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering	6,900	767
Textiles	27	73
Leather, Fur	228	63
Textile Goods, Dress	1,460	1,703
Food, Drink, Tobacco	273	57
Wood, Cane & Cork	1,263	17
Paper, Printing	707	251
Other Products	342	119
Building	1,770	0
Painters & Decorators	1,188	20
Administrators, Directors, Managers	3,875	688
Transport	4,552	603
Commerce, Finance	7,841	3,046
Professional, Technical	4,997	2,821
Defence	1,879	18
Entertainment & Sport	683	232
Personal Service	1,944	6,804
Clerks, Typists, etc	4,830	8,177
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc.	1,310	646
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers	269	4
Workers in Unskilled Occupations	2,214	1,289
Other & Undefined	490	124
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied	6,234	41,705

Date:	Source:
1951	1951 Census of England and Wales, Occupations, Table 21 , 'Selected Occupations with Status Aggregates - abridged analysis', for 'Con divisions and sub-divisions, Urban Areas with population of less than 50,000, RD, NT'

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