Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	700	62
Mining & Quarrying	148	1
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	445	46
Chemicals & Allied Trades	994	338
Metal Manufacture	1,979	123
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	10,780	2,208
Vehicles	3,585	327
Other Metal Goods	1,602	191
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	205	36
Textiles	24,563	25,643
Leather & Fur	117	58
Clothing	1,235	4,183
Food, Drink & Tobacco	2,451	946
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	2,038	333
Paper & Printing	2,140	1,583
Other Manufacturing	273	129
Building & Contracting	6,302	202
Gas, Electricity & Water	2,385	131
Transport & Communication	8,054	1,177
Distributive Trades	14,957	9,317
Insurance, Banking & Finance	2,038	1,036
Public Administration & Defence	3,611	1,051
Professional Services	3,725	5,007
Miscellaneous Services	3,731	7,598
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	36	32

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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