Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	6,494	1,072
Mining & Quarrying	67	1
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	54	3
Chemicals & Allied Trades	12	0
Metal Manufacture	8	0
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	174	7
Vehicles	466	36
Other Metal Goods	66	0
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	38	15
Textiles	35	7
Leather & Fur	7	0
Clothing	102	63
Food, Drink & Tobacco	327	54
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	136	2
Paper & Printing	123	25
Other Manufacturing	6	0
Building & Contracting	1,366	7
Gas, Electricity & Water	276	33
Transport & Communication	1,168	174
Distributive Trades	1,407	899
Insurance, Banking & Finance	223	43
Public Administration & Defence	1,281	279
Professional Services	1,015	877
Miscellaneous Services	587	1,574
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	68	2

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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