Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	106	8
Mining & Quarrying	12	1
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	18	1
Chemicals & Allied Trades	105	57
Metal Manufacture	49	0
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	490	60
Vehicles	169	13
Other Metal Goods	47	5
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	10	1
Textiles	4,086	3,449
Leather & Fur	53	25
Clothing	96	258
Food, Drink & Tobacco	244	194
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	139	23
Paper & Printing	67	23
Other Manufacturing	12	1
Building & Contracting	663	21
Gas, Electricity & Water	117	13
Transport & Communication	366	41
Distributive Trades	1,100	717
Insurance, Banking & Finance	76	23
Public Administration & Defence	318	71
Professional Services	296	417
Miscellaneous Services	298	752
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	4	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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