Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	9	2
Mining & Quarrying	1	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	70	14
Chemicals & Allied Trades	86	59
Metal Manufacture	19	6
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	239	42
Vehicles	184	19
Other Metal Goods	127	47
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	288	68
Textiles	17	37
Leather & Fur	100	84
Clothing	596	1,588
Food, Drink & Tobacco	233	111
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	423	56
Paper & Printing	318	403
Other Manufacturing	188	137
Building & Contracting	1,252	21
Gas, Electricity & Water	235	10
Transport & Communication	546	60
Distributive Trades	1,291	639
Insurance, Banking & Finance	201	58
Public Administration & Defence	691	246
Professional Services	463	531
Miscellaneous Services	447	893
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	8	1

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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