Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	34	5
Mining & Quarrying	25	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	38	5
Chemicals & Allied Trades	28	14
Metal Manufacture	3,492	420
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	740	30
Vehicles	238	19
Other Metal Goods	512	366
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	114	85
Textiles	6	3
Leather & Fur	5	1
Clothing	54	60
Food, Drink & Tobacco	358	121
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	83	10
Paper & Printing	70	33
Other Manufacturing	12	1
Building & Contracting	2,353	31
Gas, Electricity & Water	402	17
Transport & Communication	1,433	95
Distributive Trades	1,288	1,226
Insurance, Banking & Finance	175	69
Public Administration & Defence	624	143
Professional Services	430	614
Miscellaneous Services	358	783
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	10	3

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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