Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	286	27
Mining & Quarrying	16	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	57	8
Chemicals & Allied Trades	38	2
Metal Manufacture	10	0
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	325	43
Vehicles	592	38
Other Metal Goods	31	2
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	48	1
Textiles	32	56
Leather & Fur	15	12
Clothing	180	276
Food, Drink & Tobacco	327	136
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	233	34
Paper & Printing	157	52
Other Manufacturing	142	31
Building & Contracting	1,602	63
Gas, Electricity & Water	626	101
Transport & Communication	1,870	660
Distributive Trades	2,084	1,959
Insurance, Banking & Finance	838	795
Public Administration & Defence	1,710	628
Professional Services	931	1,485
Miscellaneous Services	1,331	3,009
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	2	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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