Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	27	3
Mining & Quarrying	153	60
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	430	314
Chemicals & Allied Trades	44	33
Metal Manufacture	1,340	155
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	1,899	319
Vehicles	1,496	1,015
Other Metal Goods	2,117	629
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	44	18
Textiles	73	156
Leather & Fur	180	286
Clothing	414	1,634
Food, Drink & Tobacco	371	256
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	218	70
Paper & Printing	132	70
Other Manufacturing	116	217
Building & Contracting	1,088	41
Gas, Electricity & Water	416	71
Transport & Communication	1,005	217
Distributive Trades	1,869	1,936
Insurance, Banking & Finance	211	128
Public Administration & Defence	813	358
Professional Services	663	871
Miscellaneous Services	647	1,614
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	9	11

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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