Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	179	19
Mining & Quarrying	3	1
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	92	43
Chemicals & Allied Trades	562	382
Metal Manufacture	41	11
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	1,750	879
Vehicles	6,592	943
Other Metal Goods	649	687
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	1,130	488
Textiles	37	68
Leather & Fur	39	48
Clothing	368	909
Food, Drink & Tobacco	1,035	377
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	380	69
Paper & Printing	416	328
Other Manufacturing	336	293
Building & Contracting	4,049	268
Gas, Electricity & Water	662	82
Transport & Communication	4,565	537
Distributive Trades	4,115	3,120
Insurance, Banking & Finance	796	348
Public Administration & Defence	3,529	552
Professional Services	2,451	3,700
Miscellaneous Services	1,977	6,518
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	46	35

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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