Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	37	1
Mining & Quarrying	14	7
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	354	130
Chemicals & Allied Trades	905	605
Metal Manufacture	228	50
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	5,102	819
Vehicles	1,333	194
Other Metal Goods	832	240
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	464	137
Textiles	273	202
Leather & Fur	220	168
Clothing	628	1,011
Food, Drink & Tobacco	2,268	1,218
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	871	282
Paper & Printing	6,195	2,549
Other Manufacturing	483	288
Building & Contracting	4,148	153
Gas, Electricity & Water	701	44
Transport & Communication	5,853	362
Distributive Trades	8,816	3,577
Insurance, Banking & Finance	1,123	357
Public Administration & Defence	2,050	539
Professional Services	1,772	2,522
Miscellaneous Services	1,761	2,656
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	45	25

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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