Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	201	18
Mining & Quarrying	126	58
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	99	20
Chemicals & Allied Trades	346	159
Metal Manufacture	2,851	267
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	2,206	200
Vehicles	6,063	282
Other Metal Goods	418	29
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	31	5
Textiles	1,002	1,824
Leather & Fur	7	10
Clothing	171	555
Food, Drink & Tobacco	425	293
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	649	55
Paper & Printing	369	86
Other Manufacturing	61	16
Building & Contracting	2,248	86
Gas, Electricity & Water	728	61
Transport & Communication	3,803	701
Distributive Trades	2,566	2,847
Insurance, Banking & Finance	395	163
Public Administration & Defence	1,330	397
Professional Services	809	1,446
Miscellaneous Services	756	2,280
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	9	4

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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