Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	125	16
Mining & Quarrying	1	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	17	2
Chemicals & Allied Trades	54	54
Metal Manufacture	9	3
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	783	325
Vehicles	461	35
Other Metal Goods	113	31
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	270	220
Textiles	23	4
Leather & Fur	6	5
Clothing	73	92
Food, Drink & Tobacco	64	30
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	85	9
Paper & Printing	70	32
Other Manufacturing	34	6
Building & Contracting	1,593	46
Gas, Electricity & Water	27	12
Transport & Communication	3,955	951
Distributive Trades	1,242	1,092
Insurance, Banking & Finance	161	95
Public Administration & Defence	2,910	1,491
Professional Services	615	1,227
Miscellaneous Services	1,391	1,586
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	12	9

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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