Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	118	16
Mining & Quarrying	35	5
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	308	17
Chemicals & Allied Trades	569	293
Metal Manufacture	673	74
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	5,898	998
Vehicles	3,941	551
Other Metal Goods	551	67
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	219	79
Textiles	3,692	5,505
Leather & Fur	210	126
Clothing	1,760	3,363
Food, Drink & Tobacco	1,933	1,572
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	444	175
Paper & Printing	927	810
Other Manufacturing	457	236
Building & Contracting	3,123	99
Gas, Electricity & Water	1,098	104
Transport & Communication	4,201	435
Distributive Trades	4,014	3,399
Insurance, Banking & Finance	515	199
Public Administration & Defence	1,546	462
Professional Services	1,396	2,063
Miscellaneous Services	1,216	3,062
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	56	8

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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