Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	145	11
Mining & Quarrying	5,305	43
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	2,084	405
Chemicals & Allied Trades	241	5
Metal Manufacture	56	3
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	1,315	1,190
Vehicles	517	32
Other Metal Goods	218	348
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	48	0
Textiles	57	137
Leather & Fur	26	89
Clothing	162	1,233
Food, Drink & Tobacco	591	340
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	151	163
Paper & Printing	407	94
Other Manufacturing	243	414
Building & Contracting	1,487	27
Gas, Electricity & Water	578	32
Transport & Communication	1,890	530
Distributive Trades	2,594	2,458
Insurance, Banking & Finance	330	126
Public Administration & Defence	1,117	331
Professional Services	791	1,306
Miscellaneous Services	729	1,792
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	7	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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