Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	365	61
Mining & Quarrying	2	1
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	116	11
Chemicals & Allied Trades	188	237
Metal Manufacture	27	10
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	3,716	1,189
Vehicles	1,967	117
Other Metal Goods	478	165
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	456	642
Textiles	71	91
Leather & Fur	59	41
Clothing	475	864
Food, Drink & Tobacco	1,222	436
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	718	154
Paper & Printing	796	322
Other Manufacturing	187	264
Building & Contracting	4,885	188
Gas, Electricity & Water	1,341	190
Transport & Communication	5,883	923
Distributive Trades	6,606	5,216
Insurance, Banking & Finance	1,516	990
Public Administration & Defence	3,325	1,030
Professional Services	2,575	4,118
Miscellaneous Services	4,199	6,557
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	52	66

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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