Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	4,030	95
Mining & Quarrying	30	11
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	960	163
Chemicals & Allied Trades	5,419	2,271
Metal Manufacture	2,060	234
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	7,329	610
Vehicles	1,998	171
Other Metal Goods	1,734	2,083
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	299	138
Textiles	694	1,791
Leather & Fur	550	179
Clothing	600	746
Food, Drink & Tobacco	5,415	3,164
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	3,657	753
Paper & Printing	1,419	1,204
Other Manufacturing	423	251
Building & Contracting	7,892	232
Gas, Electricity & Water	2,124	171
Transport & Communication	21,933	1,624
Distributive Trades	12,858	8,797
Insurance, Banking & Finance	1,377	644
Public Administration & Defence	5,025	995
Professional Services	3,468	4,503
Miscellaneous Services	2,746	6,062
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	41	34

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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