Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	137	34
Mining & Quarrying	14	8
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	65	5
Chemicals & Allied Trades	93	49
Metal Manufacture	346	35
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	1,301	606
Vehicles	1,189	179
Other Metal Goods	1,325	393
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	61	11
Textiles	29	18
Leather & Fur	9	5
Clothing	204	467
Food, Drink & Tobacco	458	283
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	147	28
Paper & Printing	236	80
Other Manufacturing	34	8
Building & Contracting	1,508	49
Gas, Electricity & Water	673	85
Transport & Communication	3,534	637
Distributive Trades	2,828	2,670
Insurance, Banking & Finance	410	223
Public Administration & Defence	2,340	854
Professional Services	996	1,591
Miscellaneous Services	971	2,421
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	13	15

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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