Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	158	15
Mining & Quarrying	2,297	57
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	42	5
Chemicals & Allied Trades	38	11
Metal Manufacture	325	16
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	4,567	926
Vehicles	370	20
Other Metal Goods	159	11
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	48	3
Textiles	14	16
Leather & Fur	19	13
Clothing	248	1,601
Food, Drink & Tobacco	572	618
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	245	34
Paper & Printing	207	83
Other Manufacturing	81	14
Building & Contracting	1,910	64
Gas, Electricity & Water	552	29
Transport & Communication	5,555	212
Distributive Trades	2,439	2,851
Insurance, Banking & Finance	339	135
Public Administration & Defence	1,415	305
Professional Services	1,152	1,454
Miscellaneous Services	784	1,843
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	24	17

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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