Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	117	18
Mining & Quarrying	6	2
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	136	76
Chemicals & Allied Trades	793	212
Metal Manufacture	54	9
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	5,170	3,746
Vehicles	909	63
Other Metal Goods	154	47
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	983	371
Textiles	137	68
Leather & Fur	45	42
Clothing	356	1,382
Food, Drink & Tobacco	742	202
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	494	71
Paper & Printing	595	564
Other Manufacturing	890	862
Building & Contracting	3,197	153
Gas, Electricity & Water	687	94
Transport & Communication	3,571	364
Distributive Trades	4,535	3,664
Insurance, Banking & Finance	789	324
Public Administration & Defence	1,796	562
Professional Services	1,759	2,527
Miscellaneous Services	1,180	3,495
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	15	19

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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