Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	1,246	155
Mining & Quarrying	340	10
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	702	31
Chemicals & Allied Trades	1,245	97
Metal Manufacture	468	33
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	471	36
Vehicles	200	10
Other Metal Goods	86	18
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	20	7
Textiles	33	17
Leather & Fur	4	0
Clothing	47	26
Food, Drink & Tobacco	88	26
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	27	2
Paper & Printing	17	8
Other Manufacturing	11	10
Building & Contracting	867	12
Gas, Electricity & Water	59	1
Transport & Communication	648	55
Distributive Trades	410	246
Insurance, Banking & Finance	73	4
Public Administration & Defence	381	127
Professional Services	481	653
Miscellaneous Services	343	596
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	7	4

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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