Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	378	58
Mining & Quarrying	26	3
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	121	6
Chemicals & Allied Trades	169	73
Metal Manufacture	173	8
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	3,771	641
Vehicles	1,479	177
Other Metal Goods	644	146
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	147	21
Textiles	144	233
Leather & Fur	209	110
Clothing	5,003	6,017
Food, Drink & Tobacco	2,762	1,627
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	1,124	161
Paper & Printing	1,307	961
Other Manufacturing	143	38
Building & Contracting	4,833	122
Gas, Electricity & Water	1,415	157
Transport & Communication	4,950	721
Distributive Trades	5,895	3,754
Insurance, Banking & Finance	1,581	1,049
Public Administration & Defence	3,140	851
Professional Services	1,999	2,590
Miscellaneous Services	1,760	3,492
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	21	29

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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