Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	1,835	225
Mining & Quarrying	115	9
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	376	77
Chemicals & Allied Trades	11	1
Metal Manufacture	1	1
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	1,298	266
Vehicles	236	19
Other Metal Goods	95	21
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	19	2
Textiles	1	1
Leather & Fur	130	4
Clothing	21	23
Food, Drink & Tobacco	200	36
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	95	14
Paper & Printing	36	29
Other Manufacturing	122	43
Building & Contracting	1,172	12
Gas, Electricity & Water	155	11
Transport & Communication	541	60
Distributive Trades	661	318
Insurance, Banking & Finance	80	21
Public Administration & Defence	727	91
Professional Services	261	496
Miscellaneous Services	906	1,375
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	4	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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