Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	240	42
Mining & Quarrying	29	2
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	32	4
Chemicals & Allied Trades	48	9
Metal Manufacture	44	4
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	972	123
Vehicles	1,286	100
Other Metal Goods	361	704
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	40	3
Textiles	945	1,232
Leather & Fur	139	60
Clothing	201	434
Food, Drink & Tobacco	1,265	1,828
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	312	34
Paper & Printing	330	158
Other Manufacturing	41	9
Building & Contracting	2,196	78
Gas, Electricity & Water	700	46
Transport & Communication	4,355	374
Distributive Trades	2,600	2,311
Insurance, Banking & Finance	396	200
Public Administration & Defence	2,056	491
Professional Services	831	1,332
Miscellaneous Services	810	2,078
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	3	12

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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