Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	654	101
Mining & Quarrying	239	26
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	3,162	975
Chemicals & Allied Trades	5,032	1,779
Metal Manufacture	26,994	6,866
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	55,948	21,871
Vehicles	75,034	19,470
Other Metal Goods	39,988	27,766
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	7,619	5,835
Textiles	1,052	2,680
Leather & Fur	677	973
Clothing	2,454	5,335
Food, Drink & Tobacco	13,532	9,515
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	7,131	2,003
Paper & Printing	7,202	4,740
Other Manufacturing	12,547	7,115
Building & Contracting	26,510	1,096
Gas, Electricity & Water	6,969	849
Transport & Communication	26,860	7,221
Distributive Trades	37,817	31,835
Insurance, Banking & Finance	6,546	4,627
Public Administration & Defence	14,652	5,199
Professional Services	14,688	21,261
Miscellaneous Services	11,440	29,908
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	260	167

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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