Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	338	87
Mining & Quarrying	6	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	136	59
Chemicals & Allied Trades	2,217	1,271
Metal Manufacture	2,309	396
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	4,219	1,114
Vehicles	2,453	565
Other Metal Goods	803	459
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	903	554
Textiles	407	526
Leather & Fur	4	4
Clothing	227	660
Food, Drink & Tobacco	1,907	1,394
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	1,903	599
Paper & Printing	585	425
Other Manufacturing	834	619
Building & Contracting	1,867	70
Gas, Electricity & Water	507	22
Transport & Communication	1,417	271
Distributive Trades	1,800	1,362
Insurance, Banking & Finance	355	139
Public Administration & Defence	1,193	273
Professional Services	618	936
Miscellaneous Services	695	1,747
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	19	12

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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