Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	19	6
Mining & Quarrying	2	1
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	13	2
Chemicals & Allied Trades	44	43
Metal Manufacture	83	15
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	279	100
Vehicles	651	110
Other Metal Goods	370	54
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	64	11
Textiles	8	9
Leather & Fur	1	1
Clothing	70	73
Food, Drink & Tobacco	776	141
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	52	29
Paper & Printing	35	25
Other Manufacturing	51	20
Building & Contracting	798	24
Gas, Electricity & Water	183	23
Transport & Communication	905	109
Distributive Trades	745	567
Insurance, Banking & Finance	148	61
Public Administration & Defence	611	56
Professional Services	295	418
Miscellaneous Services	382	1,141
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	9	7

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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