Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	3,321	422
Mining & Quarrying	1,250	6
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	49	2
Chemicals & Allied Trades	303	271
Metal Manufacture	8	0
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	42	3
Vehicles	241	15
Other Metal Goods	31	0
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	13	0
Textiles	24	53
Leather & Fur	6	0
Clothing	51	76
Food, Drink & Tobacco	206	68
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	85	0
Paper & Printing	55	25
Other Manufacturing	3	0
Building & Contracting	1,100	10
Gas, Electricity & Water	181	12
Transport & Communication	900	132
Distributive Trades	916	537
Insurance, Banking & Finance	236	19
Public Administration & Defence	3,720	122
Professional Services	509	527
Miscellaneous Services	564	1,313
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	16	2

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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