Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	303	24
Mining & Quarrying	2,428	52
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	742	79
Chemicals & Allied Trades	2,493	2,442
Metal Manufacture	427	30
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	8,541	1,532
Vehicles	8,801	1,766
Other Metal Goods	789	103
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	628	272
Textiles	8,338	15,259
Leather & Fur	466	141
Clothing	2,082	9,201
Food, Drink & Tobacco	6,390	4,640
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	2,417	417
Paper & Printing	3,296	1,856
Other Manufacturing	397	112
Building & Contracting	8,258	313
Gas, Electricity & Water	2,935	253
Transport & Communication	9,984	1,624
Distributive Trades	14,030	9,754
Insurance, Banking & Finance	2,294	1,142
Public Administration & Defence	7,218	2,390
Professional Services	4,967	6,605
Miscellaneous Services	4,171	8,431
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	36	29

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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