Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	35	3
Mining & Quarrying	0	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	1,258	696
Chemicals & Allied Trades	425	306
Metal Manufacture	75	18
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	2,919	1,641
Vehicles	599	62
Other Metal Goods	999	596
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	910	532
Textiles	53	124
Leather & Fur	277	324
Clothing	853	2,730
Food, Drink & Tobacco	615	265
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	2,478	479
Paper & Printing	635	619
Other Manufacturing	2,050	2,068
Building & Contracting	2,629	79
Gas, Electricity & Water	573	92
Transport & Communication	1,611	125
Distributive Trades	3,035	2,001
Insurance, Banking & Finance	367	107
Public Administration & Defence	1,180	344
Professional Services	909	1,318
Miscellaneous Services	1,480	2,543
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	19	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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