Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	486	60
Mining & Quarrying	35	6
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	158	16
Chemicals & Allied Trades	617	104
Metal Manufacture	30	0
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	7,678	1,731
Vehicles	1,386	148
Other Metal Goods	617	215
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	429	571
Textiles	8,987	10,711
Leather & Fur	122	178
Clothing	483	1,242
Food, Drink & Tobacco	1,943	1,832
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	1,333	168
Paper & Printing	1,557	1,323
Other Manufacturing	645	89
Building & Contracting	4,801	262
Gas, Electricity & Water	1,101	67
Transport & Communication	5,717	730
Distributive Trades	6,288	5,900
Insurance, Banking & Finance	941	478
Public Administration & Defence	2,829	666
Professional Services	2,270	4,357
Miscellaneous Services	1,969	3,723
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	20	7

Date:	Source:
1951	1951 Census of Scotland, Occupations, Table 13 , 'Industry of Occupied Population by place of work', for 'Cities, Counties and Large Burghs'

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