Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	182	120
Mining & Quarrying	212	2
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	2,144	870
Chemicals & Allied Trades	38	6
Metal Manufacture	3,095	371
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	1,007	65
Vehicles	242	32
Other Metal Goods	1,589	985
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	9	5
Textiles	5	34
Leather & Fur	2	0
Clothing	51	38
Food, Drink & Tobacco	735	331
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	84	62
Paper & Printing	10	8
Other Manufacturing	9	23
Building & Contracting	1,285	78
Gas, Electricity & Water	109	10
Transport & Communication	828	138
Distributive Trades	763	843
Insurance, Banking & Finance	40	16
Public Administration & Defence	369	103
Professional Services	318	593
Miscellaneous Services	272	627
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	6	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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