Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	565	80
Mining & Quarrying	2,074	31
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	1,042	64
Chemicals & Allied Trades	474	247
Metal Manufacture	2,036	431
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	1,529	246
Vehicles	55	6
Other Metal Goods	366	115
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	4	2
Textiles	3	3
Leather & Fur	1	0
Clothing	27	8
Food, Drink & Tobacco	45	31
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	19	0
Paper & Printing	182	262
Other Manufacturing	5	8
Building & Contracting	473	9
Gas, Electricity & Water	70	0
Transport & Communication	189	41
Distributive Trades	348	274
Insurance, Banking & Finance	68	19
Public Administration & Defence	337	54
Professional Services	535	752
Miscellaneous Services	171	540
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	1	0

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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