Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	3,322	348
Mining & Quarrying	432	3
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	305	18
Chemicals & Allied Trades	26	3
Metal Manufacture	1	0
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	71	9
Vehicles	215	21
Other Metal Goods	81	2
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	3	1
Textiles	3	1
Leather & Fur	18	0
Clothing	29	23
Food, Drink & Tobacco	114	78
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	111	3
Paper & Printing	15	2
Other Manufacturing	44	32
Building & Contracting	1,000	8
Gas, Electricity & Water	40	3
Transport & Communication	343	55
Distributive Trades	636	328
Insurance, Banking & Finance	64	12
Public Administration & Defence	424	53
Professional Services	399	513
Miscellaneous Services	699	1,084
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	23	6

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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