Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	15,502	1,857
Mining & Quarrying	500	5
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	1,539	135
Chemicals & Allied Trades	607	657
Metal Manufacture	279	25
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	6,712	2,007
Vehicles	6,138	544
Other Metal Goods	1,018	317
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	1,082	795
Textiles	440	425
Leather & Fur	258	183
Clothing	1,292	2,136
Food, Drink & Tobacco	3,835	1,571
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	2,379	266
Paper & Printing	2,048	711
Other Manufacturing	612	627
Building & Contracting	19,909	519
Gas, Electricity & Water	5,136	561
Transport & Communication	15,618	1,998
Distributive Trades	21,465	15,157
Insurance, Banking & Finance	3,796	1,820
Public Administration & Defence	12,803	2,860
Professional Services	10,141	15,814
Miscellaneous Services	16,214	29,374
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	205	178

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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