Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	190	14
Mining & Quarrying	15	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	18	2
Chemicals & Allied Trades	24	5
Metal Manufacture	220	5
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	498	59
Vehicles	488	20
Other Metal Goods	117	18
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	13	3
Textiles	2,186	2,742
Leather & Fur	139	29
Clothing	41	32
Food, Drink & Tobacco	239	77
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	237	8
Paper & Printing	70	194
Other Manufacturing	13	5
Building & Contracting	719	16
Gas, Electricity & Water	104	7
Transport & Communication	284	22
Distributive Trades	612	342
Insurance, Banking & Finance	76	10
Public Administration & Defence	253	47
Professional Services	169	267
Miscellaneous Services	227	471
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	1	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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