Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	132	6
Mining & Quarrying	2,875	34
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	58	13
Chemicals & Allied Trades	549	24
Metal Manufacture	426	13
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	1,219	369
Vehicles	299	9
Other Metal Goods	69	1
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	48	6
Textiles	420	386
Leather & Fur	29	5
Clothing	171	636
Food, Drink & Tobacco	402	214
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	73	4
Paper & Printing	74	76
Other Manufacturing	497	679
Building & Contracting	1,014	10
Gas, Electricity & Water	354	23
Transport & Communication	1,183	88
Distributive Trades	1,428	1,012
Insurance, Banking & Finance	179	51
Public Administration & Defence	1,036	178
Professional Services	568	873
Miscellaneous Services	413	791
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	13	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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