Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	1,436	144
Mining & Quarrying	605	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	227	16
Chemicals & Allied Trades	173	94
Metal Manufacture	2,571	188
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	966	285
Vehicles	229	10
Other Metal Goods	281	100
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	7	3
Textiles	513	613
Leather & Fur	2	0
Clothing	173	212
Food, Drink & Tobacco	137	67
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	481	306
Paper & Printing	70	48
Other Manufacturing	15	3
Building & Contracting	1,182	24
Gas, Electricity & Water	107	6
Transport & Communication	560	67
Distributive Trades	727	450
Insurance, Banking & Finance	72	10
Public Administration & Defence	780	362
Professional Services	368	543
Miscellaneous Services	446	935
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	6	5

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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