Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	68	10
Mining & Quarrying	1,272	19
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	305	42
Chemicals & Allied Trades	603	145
Metal Manufacture	6,946	1,264
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	3,579	1,535
Vehicles	1,975	421
Other Metal Goods	3,440	2,756
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	17	16
Textiles	82	56
Leather & Fur	9	8
Clothing	97	98
Food, Drink & Tobacco	435	362
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	463	116
Paper & Printing	793	1,491
Other Manufacturing	126	99
Building & Contracting	1,543	48
Gas, Electricity & Water	611	58
Transport & Communication	1,583	234
Distributive Trades	2,013	1,835
Insurance, Banking & Finance	249	107
Public Administration & Defence	861	312
Professional Services	594	1,062
Miscellaneous Services	666	1,571
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	17	10

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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