Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	21,928	1,735
Mining & Quarrying	2,751	26
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	1,028	90
Chemicals & Allied Trades	3,692	350
Metal Manufacture	28,167	1,605
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	9,428	1,178
Vehicles	3,432	323
Other Metal Goods	1,551	322
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	810	104
Textiles	343	1,282
Leather & Fur	285	21
Clothing	1,004	3,619
Food, Drink & Tobacco	3,008	1,735
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	1,578	151
Paper & Printing	875	515
Other Manufacturing	219	140
Building & Contracting	13,097	254
Gas, Electricity & Water	2,283	255
Transport & Communication	12,653	2,250
Distributive Trades	11,485	11,151
Insurance, Banking & Finance	1,989	583
Public Administration & Defence	33,621	2,377
Professional Services	4,812	7,655
Miscellaneous Services	6,640	14,167
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	163	27

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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