Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	280	55
Mining & Quarrying	6	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	537	102
Chemicals & Allied Trades	346	176
Metal Manufacture	87	6
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	660	70
Vehicles	4,295	161
Other Metal Goods	113	7
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	109	9
Textiles	58	20
Leather & Fur	29	3
Clothing	208	187
Food, Drink & Tobacco	5,565	5,566
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	264	35
Paper & Printing	787	496
Other Manufacturing	220	253
Building & Contracting	3,126	120
Gas, Electricity & Water	920	80
Transport & Communication	6,930	1,272
Distributive Trades	3,787	3,033
Insurance, Banking & Finance	636	333
Public Administration & Defence	4,048	832
Professional Services	1,537	2,573
Miscellaneous Services	1,513	3,073
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	13	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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