Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	122	20
Mining & Quarrying	6,885	100
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	306	38
Chemicals & Allied Trades	40	3
Metal Manufacture	265	44
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	229	279
Vehicles	180	30
Other Metal Goods	383	331
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	6	0
Textiles	24	55
Leather & Fur	5	2
Clothing	43	274
Food, Drink & Tobacco	226	210
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	120	11
Paper & Printing	44	31
Other Manufacturing	50	115
Building & Contracting	740	16
Gas, Electricity & Water	285	33
Transport & Communication	304	61
Distributive Trades	788	686
Insurance, Banking & Finance	82	28
Public Administration & Defence	418	178
Professional Services	204	288
Miscellaneous Services	249	569
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	7	9

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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