Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	122	15
Mining & Quarrying	56	12
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	146	25
Chemicals & Allied Trades	1,452	115
Metal Manufacture	5,845	552
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	3,571	1,166
Vehicles	993	57
Other Metal Goods	417	154
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	62	9
Textiles	80	137
Leather & Fur	9	9
Clothing	216	709
Food, Drink & Tobacco	864	620
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	405	24
Paper & Printing	301	116
Other Manufacturing	100	45
Building & Contracting	2,599	68
Gas, Electricity & Water	887	96
Transport & Communication	7,465	696
Distributive Trades	3,434	3,073
Insurance, Banking & Finance	477	218
Public Administration & Defence	2,545	699
Professional Services	1,257	1,956
Miscellaneous Services	976	2,481
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	29	36

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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