Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	61	35
Mining & Quarrying	3	1
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	53	14
Chemicals & Allied Trades	69	29
Metal Manufacture	27	11
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	933	547
Vehicles	459	50
Other Metal Goods	131	20
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	49	18
Textiles	22	28
Leather & Fur	54	37
Clothing	137	530
Food, Drink & Tobacco	439	201
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	368	168
Paper & Printing	240	79
Other Manufacturing	248	154
Building & Contracting	2,353	125
Gas, Electricity & Water	527	19
Transport & Communication	1,351	337
Distributive Trades	2,589	2,756
Insurance, Banking & Finance	628	338
Public Administration & Defence	2,030	712
Professional Services	1,749	2,801
Miscellaneous Services	2,058	5,241
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	31	20

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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