Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	363	37
Mining & Quarrying	13,399	171
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	26,367	33,713
Chemicals & Allied Trades	1,350	225
Metal Manufacture	5,926	267
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	2,448	271
Vehicles	2,139	134
Other Metal Goods	1,312	180
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	110	17
Textiles	199	408
Leather & Fur	9	13
Clothing	519	1,205
Food, Drink & Tobacco	1,713	771
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	1,100	178
Paper & Printing	1,019	820
Other Manufacturing	3,730	1,121
Building & Contracting	7,737	221
Gas, Electricity & Water	1,801	173
Transport & Communication	7,523	905
Distributive Trades	8,190	7,062
Insurance, Banking & Finance	1,128	473
Public Administration & Defence	3,242	862
Professional Services	2,995	4,455
Miscellaneous Services	2,242	4,820
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	52	32

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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