Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	94	16
Mining & Quarrying	402	36
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	113	10
Chemicals & Allied Trades	237	184
Metal Manufacture	158	9
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	1,837	550
Vehicles	561	24
Other Metal Goods	665	94
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	35	4
Textiles	1,667	4,701
Leather & Fur	53	110
Clothing	700	2,633
Food, Drink & Tobacco	509	477
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	462	230
Paper & Printing	213	135
Other Manufacturing	143	39
Building & Contracting	1,865	35
Gas, Electricity & Water	666	18
Transport & Communication	2,524	233
Distributive Trades	3,079	2,793
Insurance, Banking & Finance	465	200
Public Administration & Defence	1,329	350
Professional Services	831	1,245
Miscellaneous Services	749	1,754
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	12	6

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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