Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	254	28
Mining & Quarrying	1,116	12
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	466	13
Chemicals & Allied Trades	22	3
Metal Manufacture	49	1
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	414	304
Vehicles	164	7
Other Metal Goods	15	11
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	9	0
Textiles	4	0
Leather & Fur	68	162
Clothing	354	1,017
Food, Drink & Tobacco	266	163
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	68	10
Paper & Printing	77	34
Other Manufacturing	89	147
Building & Contracting	831	17
Gas, Electricity & Water	204	10
Transport & Communication	1,214	186
Distributive Trades	1,189	1,070
Insurance, Banking & Finance	148	78
Public Administration & Defence	425	100
Professional Services	385	658
Miscellaneous Services	237	647
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	10	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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