Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	5,279	601
Mining & Quarrying	4,307	39
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	378	25
Chemicals & Allied Trades	56	6
Metal Manufacture	692	113
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	999	296
Vehicles	790	72
Other Metal Goods	163	94
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	48	11
Textiles	51	27
Leather & Fur	20	0
Clothing	212	255
Food, Drink & Tobacco	718	183
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	253	25
Paper & Printing	252	41
Other Manufacturing	154	48
Building & Contracting	3,213	50
Gas, Electricity & Water	704	52
Transport & Communication	4,061	396
Distributive Trades	3,533	2,491
Insurance, Banking & Finance	703	158
Public Administration & Defence	2,637	429
Professional Services	1,873	2,369
Miscellaneous Services	2,446	4,895
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	60	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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