Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	5,523	583
Mining & Quarrying	33,499	347
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	1,494	200
Chemicals & Allied Trades	4,902	915
Metal Manufacture	21,200	1,457
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	5,351	1,872
Vehicles	4,692	688
Other Metal Goods	1,390	830
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	164	141
Textiles	3,068	637
Leather & Fur	50	13
Clothing	690	2,286
Food, Drink & Tobacco	2,562	1,806
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	773	48
Paper & Printing	588	247
Other Manufacturing	607	832
Building & Contracting	9,185	156
Gas, Electricity & Water	2,612	283
Transport & Communication	14,743	1,400
Distributive Trades	8,684	7,875
Insurance, Banking & Finance	1,228	401
Public Administration & Defence	6,141	1,322
Professional Services	3,952	5,995
Miscellaneous Services	2,989	7,136
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	90	65

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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