Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	54	10
Mining & Quarrying	4	1
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	1,016	192
Chemicals & Allied Trades	614	669
Metal Manufacture	253	26
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	4,133	1,691
Vehicles	1,258	105
Other Metal Goods	747	224
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	854	214
Textiles	89	146
Leather & Fur	114	87
Clothing	547	1,330
Food, Drink & Tobacco	3,348	2,076
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	1,330	235
Paper & Printing	2,671	1,111
Other Manufacturing	423	366
Building & Contracting	10,150	329
Gas, Electricity & Water	1,373	136
Transport & Communication	9,977	1,856
Distributive Trades	8,647	6,642
Insurance, Banking & Finance	748	313
Public Administration & Defence	11,136	3,467
Professional Services	3,549	6,529
Miscellaneous Services	5,150	8,240
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	92	48

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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