Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	58	9
Mining & Quarrying	781	12
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	1,118	378
Chemicals & Allied Trades	466	131
Metal Manufacture	692	52
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	7,814	1,519
Vehicles	1,114	67
Other Metal Goods	1,150	330
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	58	9
Textiles	241	395
Leather & Fur	16	46
Clothing	613	2,984
Food, Drink & Tobacco	1,291	799
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	380	352
Paper & Printing	546	1,045
Other Manufacturing	140	292
Building & Contracting	2,109	69
Gas, Electricity & Water	575	16
Transport & Communication	3,822	226
Distributive Trades	2,578	2,552
Insurance, Banking & Finance	380	115
Public Administration & Defence	1,356	418
Professional Services	820	1,497
Miscellaneous Services	698	1,876
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	32	14

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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