Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	603	89
Mining & Quarrying	4	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	236	55
Chemicals & Allied Trades	172	27
Metal Manufacture	102	21
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	2,236	1,558
Vehicles	821	79
Other Metal Goods	268	34
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	211	68
Textiles	51	224
Leather & Fur	88	74
Clothing	463	1,413
Food, Drink & Tobacco	942	346
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	654	185
Paper & Printing	493	159
Other Manufacturing	475	427
Building & Contracting	3,006	85
Gas, Electricity & Water	1,268	129
Transport & Communication	3,450	512
Distributive Trades	5,165	3,589
Insurance, Banking & Finance	739	351
Public Administration & Defence	4,396	589
Professional Services	1,418	1,923
Miscellaneous Services	2,652	4,723
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	38	40

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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