Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	72	7
Mining & Quarrying	2	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	84	23
Chemicals & Allied Trades	72	59
Metal Manufacture	15	5
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	474	174
Vehicles	744	90
Other Metal Goods	142	40
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	192	99
Textiles	44	71
Leather & Fur	92	147
Clothing	318	802
Food, Drink & Tobacco	221	153
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	549	103
Paper & Printing	453	533
Other Manufacturing	183	196
Building & Contracting	2,611	118
Gas, Electricity & Water	418	52
Transport & Communication	1,478	198
Distributive Trades	2,959	2,451
Insurance, Banking & Finance	646	266
Public Administration & Defence	1,148	316
Professional Services	1,990	3,263
Miscellaneous Services	1,665	5,751
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	32	27

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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