Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	1,569	249
Mining & Quarrying	7,875	71
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	1,003	77
Chemicals & Allied Trades	1,884	232
Metal Manufacture	1,414	42
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	253	243
Vehicles	205	3
Other Metal Goods	14	5
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	7	5
Textiles	686	643
Leather & Fur	3	0
Clothing	50	53
Food, Drink & Tobacco	238	95
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	194	33
Paper & Printing	18	4
Other Manufacturing	18	4
Building & Contracting	1,479	7
Gas, Electricity & Water	608	181
Transport & Communication	704	106
Distributive Trades	932	546
Insurance, Banking & Finance	135	14
Public Administration & Defence	459	208
Professional Services	358	456
Miscellaneous Services	360	690
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	7	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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