Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	1,325	164
Mining & Quarrying	2,076	65
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	129	13
Chemicals & Allied Trades	3,098	750
Metal Manufacture	33	1
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	423	50
Vehicles	194	22
Other Metal Goods	24	0
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	1	0
Textiles	1,306	2,314
Leather & Fur	1	0
Clothing	42	120
Food, Drink & Tobacco	152	130
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	58	31
Paper & Printing	23	2
Other Manufacturing	250	10
Building & Contracting	445	4
Gas, Electricity & Water	77	1
Transport & Communication	369	35
Distributive Trades	326	190
Insurance, Banking & Finance	21	2
Public Administration & Defence	331	41
Professional Services	176	269
Miscellaneous Services	227	551
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	8	1

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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