Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	8,742	1,110
Mining & Quarrying	187	3
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	108	2
Chemicals & Allied Trades	746	53
Metal Manufacture	30	4
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	943	54
Vehicles	688	50
Other Metal Goods	147	7
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	31	5
Textiles	51	127
Leather & Fur	11	0
Clothing	106	121
Food, Drink & Tobacco	480	72
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	219	11
Paper & Printing	88	19
Other Manufacturing	25	47
Building & Contracting	2,570	23
Gas, Electricity & Water	533	79
Transport & Communication	2,756	373
Distributive Trades	2,426	1,523
Insurance, Banking & Finance	403	65
Public Administration & Defence	5,073	573
Professional Services	954	1,121
Miscellaneous Services	869	2,024
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	30	9

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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