Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	205	25
Mining & Quarrying	13	1
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	95	5
Chemicals & Allied Trades	41	8
Metal Manufacture	6	0
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	138	32
Vehicles	319	46
Other Metal Goods	52	9
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	84	8
Textiles	17	12
Leather & Fur	1	2
Clothing	70	50
Food, Drink & Tobacco	71	20
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	74	9
Paper & Printing	65	22
Other Manufacturing	37	88
Building & Contracting	1,209	49
Gas, Electricity & Water	386	36
Transport & Communication	728	119
Distributive Trades	1,022	790
Insurance, Banking & Finance	151	63
Public Administration & Defence	760	105
Professional Services	1,167	1,425
Miscellaneous Services	705	1,594
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	8	6

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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