Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	128	12
Mining & Quarrying	2,533	141
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	32	3
Chemicals & Allied Trades	128	35
Metal Manufacture	162	5
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	435	46
Vehicles	83	5
Other Metal Goods	80	9
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	2	2
Textiles	906	1,800
Leather & Fur	0	2
Clothing	787	2,130
Food, Drink & Tobacco	150	300
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	50	14
Paper & Printing	24	11
Other Manufacturing	3	4
Building & Contracting	1,018	18
Gas, Electricity & Water	307	24
Transport & Communication	146	22
Distributive Trades	506	384
Insurance, Banking & Finance	74	25
Public Administration & Defence	227	43
Professional Services	154	207
Miscellaneous Services	171	532
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	2	1

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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