Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	601	42
Mining & Quarrying	763	119
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	862	36
Chemicals & Allied Trades	588	32
Metal Manufacture	8,149	883
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	2,045	257
Vehicles	1,388	84
Other Metal Goods	1,323	703
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	144	164
Textiles	60	106
Leather & Fur	12	14
Clothing	414	1,353
Food, Drink & Tobacco	1,477	600
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	684	76
Paper & Printing	360	165
Other Manufacturing	606	983
Building & Contracting	3,779	83
Gas, Electricity & Water	1,264	95
Transport & Communication	8,658	801
Distributive Trades	5,183	4,252
Insurance, Banking & Finance	722	430
Public Administration & Defence	2,570	615
Professional Services	2,226	2,953
Miscellaneous Services	1,454	3,092
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	29	15

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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