Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	650	95
Mining & Quarrying	6	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	72	6
Chemicals & Allied Trades	334	63
Metal Manufacture	2	0
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	594	606
Vehicles	465	230
Other Metal Goods	54	8
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	43	15
Textiles	21	27
Leather & Fur	5	1
Clothing	54	59
Food, Drink & Tobacco	367	167
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	102	6
Paper & Printing	265	106
Other Manufacturing	145	35
Building & Contracting	1,555	47
Gas, Electricity & Water	425	72
Transport & Communication	924	193
Distributive Trades	1,222	884
Insurance, Banking & Finance	143	58
Public Administration & Defence	1,372	256
Professional Services	954	1,761
Miscellaneous Services	500	1,228
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	16	8

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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