Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	106	8
Mining & Quarrying	45	1
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	117	35
Chemicals & Allied Trades	39	24
Metal Manufacture	5,087	953
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	2,370	1,575
Vehicles	882	265
Other Metal Goods	3,373	2,747
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	391	228
Textiles	119	215
Leather & Fur	1,614	2,606
Clothing	439	1,435
Food, Drink & Tobacco	646	288
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	377	68
Paper & Printing	349	383
Other Manufacturing	239	506
Building & Contracting	2,684	83
Gas, Electricity & Water	1,061	45
Transport & Communication	2,822	375
Distributive Trades	3,247	3,132
Insurance, Banking & Finance	326	146
Public Administration & Defence	1,109	368
Professional Services	902	1,551
Miscellaneous Services	855	2,080
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	18	14

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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