Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	1,043	128
Mining & Quarrying	45	1
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	5	0
Chemicals & Allied Trades	89	13
Metal Manufacture	3	0
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	372	133
Vehicles	162	12
Other Metal Goods	18	1
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	1	2
Textiles	1	1
Leather & Fur	2	0
Clothing	21	16
Food, Drink & Tobacco	145	54
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	82	2
Paper & Printing	8	4
Other Manufacturing	157	28
Building & Contracting	2,174	33
Gas, Electricity & Water	66	10
Transport & Communication	411	111
Distributive Trades	315	148
Insurance, Banking & Finance	62	14
Public Administration & Defence	660	406
Professional Services	360	287
Miscellaneous Services	534	801
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	5	3

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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