Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	29	10
Mining & Quarrying	16	6
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	157	74
Chemicals & Allied Trades	702	628
Metal Manufacture	222	98
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	3,348	1,064
Vehicles	1,264	286
Other Metal Goods	794	338
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	1,601	704
Textiles	626	642
Leather & Fur	813	694
Clothing	5,837	12,252
Food, Drink & Tobacco	714	318
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	735	277
Paper & Printing	1,994	1,033
Other Manufacturing	663	496
Building & Contracting	4,840	286
Gas, Electricity & Water	2,372	520
Transport & Communication	8,298	2,515
Distributive Trades	14,094	16,414
Insurance, Banking & Finance	2,514	1,906
Public Administration & Defence	5,102	2,348
Professional Services	8,063	10,046
Miscellaneous Services	10,561	17,516
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	67	75

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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