Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	145	44
Mining & Quarrying	473	156
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	234	30
Chemicals & Allied Trades	116	59
Metal Manufacture	89	27
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	2,266	1,422
Vehicles	7,502	491
Other Metal Goods	2,282	896
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	60	4
Textiles	1,174	1,270
Leather & Fur	2	3
Clothing	163	876
Food, Drink & Tobacco	822	705
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	186	30
Paper & Printing	331	100
Other Manufacturing	18	16
Building & Contracting	2,593	97
Gas, Electricity & Water	666	36
Transport & Communication	4,687	882
Distributive Trades	3,245	3,246
Insurance, Banking & Finance	473	211
Public Administration & Defence	1,619	452
Professional Services	1,021	1,713
Miscellaneous Services	942	2,341
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	12	7

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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