Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	191	33
Mining & Quarrying	14	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	184	12
Chemicals & Allied Trades	264	186
Metal Manufacture	125	10
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	8,335	3,409
Vehicles	1,186	73
Other Metal Goods	499	97
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	79	56
Textiles	4,890	9,497
Leather & Fur	126	291
Clothing	547	1,503
Food, Drink & Tobacco	1,941	739
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	491	83
Paper & Printing	1,020	511
Other Manufacturing	257	113
Building & Contracting	2,637	55
Gas, Electricity & Water	1,219	147
Transport & Communication	3,240	418
Distributive Trades	4,060	3,287
Insurance, Banking & Finance	501	232
Public Administration & Defence	1,409	385
Professional Services	1,452	1,954
Miscellaneous Services	1,142	2,442
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	36	18

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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