Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	379	34
Mining & Quarrying	76	3
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	279	15
Chemicals & Allied Trades	254	143
Metal Manufacture	424	28
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	6,034	819
Vehicles	730	119
Other Metal Goods	1,990	542
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	167	133
Textiles	5,035	6,431
Leather & Fur	178	157
Clothing	533	1,586
Food, Drink & Tobacco	1,846	1,593
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	534	190
Paper & Printing	395	151
Other Manufacturing	141	49
Building & Contracting	1,885	47
Gas, Electricity & Water	742	38
Transport & Communication	2,218	286
Distributive Trades	3,439	2,616
Insurance, Banking & Finance	515	287
Public Administration & Defence	1,370	309
Professional Services	1,256	1,767
Miscellaneous Services	1,051	2,436
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	4	3

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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