Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	171	20
Mining & Quarrying	23	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	207	39
Chemicals & Allied Trades	256	99
Metal Manufacture	333	30
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	2,812	1,231
Vehicles	6,472	1,186
Other Metal Goods	381	42
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	161	156
Textiles	5,026	7,772
Leather & Fur	121	58
Clothing	778	1,210
Food, Drink & Tobacco	998	1,025
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	728	199
Paper & Printing	885	665
Other Manufacturing	171	83
Building & Contracting	3,487	103
Gas, Electricity & Water	1,073	158
Transport & Communication	5,764	772
Distributive Trades	5,250	4,181
Insurance, Banking & Finance	692	335
Public Administration & Defence	3,448	1,282
Professional Services	1,666	2,573
Miscellaneous Services	1,413	3,100
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	42	11

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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