Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	125	11
Mining & Quarrying	10	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	23	6
Chemicals & Allied Trades	36	4
Metal Manufacture	37	3
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	185	13
Vehicles	78	3
Other Metal Goods	22	3
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	6	1
Textiles	2,905	3,348
Leather & Fur	3	1
Clothing	66	342
Food, Drink & Tobacco	257	48
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	57	15
Paper & Printing	51	49
Other Manufacturing	3	4
Building & Contracting	399	11
Gas, Electricity & Water	186	14
Transport & Communication	174	28
Distributive Trades	599	471
Insurance, Banking & Finance	97	79
Public Administration & Defence	320	53
Professional Services	226	262
Miscellaneous Services	185	411
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	2	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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