Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	221	34
Mining & Quarrying	14	3
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	39	6
Chemicals & Allied Trades	294	129
Metal Manufacture	109	3
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	8,177	1,078
Vehicles	1,730	333
Other Metal Goods	803	34
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	44	3
Textiles	41	84
Leather & Fur	92	88
Clothing	139	268
Food, Drink & Tobacco	567	392
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	463	103
Paper & Printing	286	130
Other Manufacturing	86	34
Building & Contracting	2,021	42
Gas, Electricity & Water	544	34
Transport & Communication	2,359	568
Distributive Trades	2,422	2,162
Insurance, Banking & Finance	368	192
Public Administration & Defence	2,363	547
Professional Services	948	1,393
Miscellaneous Services	703	1,855
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	19	15

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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