Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	2,991	379
Mining & Quarrying	2	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	126	0
Chemicals & Allied Trades	27	10
Metal Manufacture	1	0
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	116	9
Vehicles	269	24
Other Metal Goods	20	2
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	18	2
Textiles	88	19
Leather & Fur	6	0
Clothing	53	49
Food, Drink & Tobacco	146	37
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	154	8
Paper & Printing	23	7
Other Manufacturing	12	24
Building & Contracting	1,740	27
Gas, Electricity & Water	167	10
Transport & Communication	600	119
Distributive Trades	972	598
Insurance, Banking & Finance	171	57
Public Administration & Defence	1,771	75
Professional Services	486	766
Miscellaneous Services	1,595	2,181
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	19	7

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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