Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	85	16
Mining & Quarrying	2,311	4
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	177	6
Chemicals & Allied Trades	63	63
Metal Manufacture	4	0
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	271	37
Vehicles	270	5
Other Metal Goods	515	134
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	28	88
Textiles	447	711
Leather & Fur	7	1
Clothing	37	97
Food, Drink & Tobacco	384	55
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	460	85
Paper & Printing	111	34
Other Manufacturing	9	2
Building & Contracting	563	15
Gas, Electricity & Water	6	0
Transport & Communication	1,387	41
Distributive Trades	807	312
Insurance, Banking & Finance	34	5
Public Administration & Defence	271	37
Professional Services	141	161
Miscellaneous Services	170	396
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	1	2

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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