Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	409	51
Mining & Quarrying	200	10
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	135	15
Chemicals & Allied Trades	5,591	962
Metal Manufacture	389	32
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	9,392	1,534
Vehicles	923	87
Other Metal Goods	334	66
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	159	132
Textiles	9,866	9,791
Leather & Fur	69	29
Clothing	564	903
Food, Drink & Tobacco	932	323
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	704	69
Paper & Printing	509	508
Other Manufacturing	161	75
Building & Contracting	3,336	88
Gas, Electricity & Water	1,398	121
Transport & Communication	2,994	471
Distributive Trades	4,510	3,598
Insurance, Banking & Finance	608	272
Public Administration & Defence	1,741	453
Professional Services	1,602	1,865
Miscellaneous Services	1,444	3,246
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	12	3

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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