Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	121	20
Mining & Quarrying	6	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	9	1
Chemicals & Allied Trades	212	74
Metal Manufacture	120	2
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	1,069	101
Vehicles	85	8
Other Metal Goods	129	7
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	12	2
Textiles	2,341	3,239
Leather & Fur	95	55
Clothing	386	720
Food, Drink & Tobacco	864	402
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	73	5
Paper & Printing	359	607
Other Manufacturing	1,832	581
Building & Contracting	843	23
Gas, Electricity & Water	247	19
Transport & Communication	266	36
Distributive Trades	829	675
Insurance, Banking & Finance	161	52
Public Administration & Defence	351	80
Professional Services	260	310
Miscellaneous Services	239	603
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	3	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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