Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	286	29
Mining & Quarrying	376	1
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	309	124
Chemicals & Allied Trades	308	69
Metal Manufacture	77	9
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	2,093	274
Vehicles	385	37
Other Metal Goods	1,498	195
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	11	1
Textiles	3,651	3,060
Leather & Fur	249	85
Clothing	96	139
Food, Drink & Tobacco	182	83
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	115	23
Paper & Printing	46	20
Other Manufacturing	386	165
Building & Contracting	643	14
Gas, Electricity & Water	299	15
Transport & Communication	447	50
Distributive Trades	841	481
Insurance, Banking & Finance	78	18
Public Administration & Defence	440	104
Professional Services	222	266
Miscellaneous Services	292	752
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	4	4

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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