Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	255	47
Mining & Quarrying	156	8
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	1,013	532
Chemicals & Allied Trades	81	217
Metal Manufacture	3,491	272
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	3,463	677
Vehicles	1,025	87
Other Metal Goods	191	130
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	27	9
Textiles	551	1,749
Leather & Fur	91	11
Clothing	114	105
Food, Drink & Tobacco	560	603
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	218	35
Paper & Printing	493	745
Other Manufacturing	28	6
Building & Contracting	1,688	44
Gas, Electricity & Water	498	53
Transport & Communication	1,624	364
Distributive Trades	2,239	2,199
Insurance, Banking & Finance	304	132
Public Administration & Defence	1,061	373
Professional Services	874	1,471
Miscellaneous Services	546	1,457
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	1	1

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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