Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	143	47
Mining & Quarrying	4	1
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	34	1
Chemicals & Allied Trades	22	2
Metal Manufacture	4	0
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	219	138
Vehicles	185	16
Other Metal Goods	58	6
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	84	44
Textiles	16	38
Leather & Fur	1	1
Clothing	87	193
Food, Drink & Tobacco	144	52
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	212	63
Paper & Printing	77	57
Other Manufacturing	57	73
Building & Contracting	1,471	36
Gas, Electricity & Water	326	36
Transport & Communication	513	133
Distributive Trades	1,590	1,396
Insurance, Banking & Finance	221	83
Public Administration & Defence	723	197
Professional Services	432	790
Miscellaneous Services	487	1,176
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	6	8

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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