Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	165	31
Mining & Quarrying	2,226	57
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	2,057	863
Chemicals & Allied Trades	186	47
Metal Manufacture	687	35
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	16,953	2,412
Vehicles	826	179
Other Metal Goods	983	318
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	97	2
Textiles	230	454
Leather & Fur	15	42
Clothing	525	3,652
Food, Drink & Tobacco	1,743	1,536
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	1,584	254
Paper & Printing	650	427
Other Manufacturing	222	174
Building & Contracting	4,750	150
Gas, Electricity & Water	1,290	182
Transport & Communication	5,229	512
Distributive Trades	4,537	5,535
Insurance, Banking & Finance	646	299
Public Administration & Defence	2,317	631
Professional Services	1,912	3,191
Miscellaneous Services	1,643	4,293
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	10	19

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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