Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	1,233	224
Mining & Quarrying	104	8
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	487	56
Chemicals & Allied Trades	109	67
Metal Manufacture	75	15
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	805	256
Vehicles	682	79
Other Metal Goods	62	16
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	388	64
Textiles	209	116
Leather & Fur	4	0
Clothing	42	84
Food, Drink & Tobacco	180	38
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	201	26
Paper & Printing	132	37
Other Manufacturing	1,453	355
Building & Contracting	1,111	35
Gas, Electricity & Water	106	4
Transport & Communication	585	102
Distributive Trades	745	473
Insurance, Banking & Finance	113	60
Public Administration & Defence	391	31
Professional Services	571	974
Miscellaneous Services	1,103	1,805
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	20	7

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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