Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	53	10
Mining & Quarrying	4	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	94	36
Chemicals & Allied Trades	381	367
Metal Manufacture	56	8
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	1,262	355
Vehicles	1,996	257
Other Metal Goods	497	213
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	290	102
Textiles	58	118
Leather & Fur	118	117
Clothing	536	1,074
Food, Drink & Tobacco	529	323
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	676	189
Paper & Printing	1,067	285
Other Manufacturing	356	408
Building & Contracting	6,021	272
Gas, Electricity & Water	1,524	185
Transport & Communication	4,370	1,035
Distributive Trades	8,900	8,535
Insurance, Banking & Finance	2,386	1,785
Public Administration & Defence	3,535	1,008
Professional Services	3,591	5,757
Miscellaneous Services	6,299	14,813
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	82	59

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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