Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	141	22
Mining & Quarrying	4	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	2	0
Chemicals & Allied Trades	143	38
Metal Manufacture	8	4
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	446	144
Vehicles	250	10
Other Metal Goods	121	25
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	8	4
Textiles	2,884	3,093
Leather & Fur	4	3
Clothing	116	240
Food, Drink & Tobacco	535	458
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	276	55
Paper & Printing	48	22
Other Manufacturing	72	15
Building & Contracting	809	25
Gas, Electricity & Water	149	8
Transport & Communication	144	17
Distributive Trades	650	490
Insurance, Banking & Finance	95	32
Public Administration & Defence	521	72
Professional Services	170	256
Miscellaneous Services	249	499
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	5	2

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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