Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	823	156
Mining & Quarrying	3,964	43
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	86	12
Chemicals & Allied Trades	981	56
Metal Manufacture	2,898	118
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	220	25
Vehicles	1,413	773
Other Metal Goods	37	108
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	6	0
Textiles	32	7
Leather & Fur	10	24
Clothing	32	30
Food, Drink & Tobacco	117	36
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	34	5
Paper & Printing	3	0
Other Manufacturing	7	0
Building & Contracting	831	9
Gas, Electricity & Water	38	0
Transport & Communication	355	38
Distributive Trades	403	215
Insurance, Banking & Finance	34	4
Public Administration & Defence	567	57
Professional Services	189	255
Miscellaneous Services	107	460
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	4	0

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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