Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	253	38
Mining & Quarrying	9	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	185	3
Chemicals & Allied Trades	560	164
Metal Manufacture	442	64
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	6,319	855
Vehicles	1,023	116
Other Metal Goods	57	5
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	67	5
Textiles	126	101
Leather & Fur	88	59
Clothing	492	1,898
Food, Drink & Tobacco	2,536	1,022
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	1,054	57
Paper & Printing	671	368
Other Manufacturing	82	9
Building & Contracting	3,359	68
Gas, Electricity & Water	1,296	82
Transport & Communication	3,774	343
Distributive Trades	4,692	3,241
Insurance, Banking & Finance	674	356
Public Administration & Defence	1,903	605
Professional Services	1,417	2,105
Miscellaneous Services	1,122	2,548
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	10	7

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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