Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	2,925	215
Mining & Quarrying	33	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	2,758	91
Chemicals & Allied Trades	97	28
Metal Manufacture	21	3
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	138	16
Vehicles	163	16
Other Metal Goods	21	7
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	1	0
Textiles	2	5
Leather & Fur	294	67
Clothing	33	46
Food, Drink & Tobacco	167	68
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	23	1
Paper & Printing	4	8
Other Manufacturing	23	30
Building & Contracting	1,393	12
Gas, Electricity & Water	272	15
Transport & Communication	208	56
Distributive Trades	235	126
Insurance, Banking & Finance	35	5
Public Administration & Defence	3,669	122
Professional Services	211	278
Miscellaneous Services	358	570
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	9	1

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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