Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	29	4
Mining & Quarrying	60	2
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	396	29
Chemicals & Allied Trades	1,568	1,634
Metal Manufacture	1,042	218
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	7,095	2,662
Vehicles	1,358	157
Other Metal Goods	1,177	424
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	175	68
Textiles	3,162	3,461
Leather & Fur	132	138
Clothing	2,518	6,225
Food, Drink & Tobacco	1,935	900
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	1,636	423
Paper & Printing	1,184	783
Other Manufacturing	2,034	958
Building & Contracting	4,279	138
Gas, Electricity & Water	992	58
Transport & Communication	10,786	1,741
Distributive Trades	5,784	3,558
Insurance, Banking & Finance	504	155
Public Administration & Defence	2,190	518
Professional Services	1,668	2,725
Miscellaneous Services	1,667	3,737
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	20	6

Date:	Source:
1951	1951 Census of England and Wales, Industry, Table 2 , 'Industries (Minimum List) and Status Aggregates. Occupied Males and Females aged 15 and over', for 'Con, AC, CB, MetB, Urban Areas with population of 50,000 or more'

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