Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	144	10
Mining & Quarrying	34	7
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	55	10
Chemicals & Allied Trades	159	111
Metal Manufacture	2,766	106
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	3,648	754
Vehicles	379	35
Other Metal Goods	642	152
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	16	1
Textiles	47	66
Leather & Fur	1	1
Clothing	188	1,278
Food, Drink & Tobacco	447	314
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	440	44
Paper & Printing	429	217
Other Manufacturing	23	40
Building & Contracting	1,852	86
Gas, Electricity & Water	492	53
Transport & Communication	2,888	345
Distributive Trades	2,447	2,075
Insurance, Banking & Finance	250	131
Public Administration & Defence	898	217
Professional Services	578	1,072
Miscellaneous Services	644	1,584
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	10	4

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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