Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	206	33
Mining & Quarrying	26	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	78	9
Chemicals & Allied Trades	72	16
Metal Manufacture	222	9
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	5,640	478
Vehicles	423	39
Other Metal Goods	998	453
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	32	5
Textiles	9,571	10,952
Leather & Fur	356	103
Clothing	295	477
Food, Drink & Tobacco	429	256
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	466	55
Paper & Printing	827	916
Other Manufacturing	293	95
Building & Contracting	2,088	67
Gas, Electricity & Water	651	44
Transport & Communication	1,840	245
Distributive Trades	2,655	2,217
Insurance, Banking & Finance	340	126
Public Administration & Defence	1,231	329
Professional Services	702	1,111
Miscellaneous Services	975	2,210
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	30	7

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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