Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	135	13
Mining & Quarrying	1,944	22
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	390	170
Chemicals & Allied Trades	746	62
Metal Manufacture	10,940	742
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	1,966	643
Vehicles	1,612	181
Other Metal Goods	716	341
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	20	1
Textiles	18	75
Leather & Fur	1	4
Clothing	77	142
Food, Drink & Tobacco	631	445
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	212	13
Paper & Printing	134	61
Other Manufacturing	41	20
Building & Contracting	1,734	41
Gas, Electricity & Water	935	77
Transport & Communication	1,930	327
Distributive Trades	2,097	2,372
Insurance, Banking & Finance	328	231
Public Administration & Defence	1,421	490
Professional Services	815	1,488
Miscellaneous Services	599	1,635
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	5	4

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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