Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	210	28
Mining & Quarrying	70	6
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	84	17
Chemicals & Allied Trades	821	394
Metal Manufacture	4,373	1,299
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	7,899	3,670
Vehicles	7,565	2,174
Other Metal Goods	7,051	3,836
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	87	43
Textiles	1,727	710
Leather & Fur	33	43
Clothing	393	414
Food, Drink & Tobacco	1,604	592
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	658	161
Paper & Printing	645	487
Other Manufacturing	3,141	554
Building & Contracting	5,143	273
Gas, Electricity & Water	1,380	147
Transport & Communication	5,349	834
Distributive Trades	5,232	5,376
Insurance, Banking & Finance	703	414
Public Administration & Defence	1,768	657
Professional Services	2,075	2,990
Miscellaneous Services	1,658	4,754
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	39	30

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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