Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	943	137
Mining & Quarrying	5	1
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	190	18
Chemicals & Allied Trades	86	26
Metal Manufacture	17	3
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	481	58
Vehicles	2,251	230
Other Metal Goods	329	112
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	366	381
Textiles	34	55
Leather & Fur	20	42
Clothing	424	912
Food, Drink & Tobacco	1,920	1,543
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	698	112
Paper & Printing	430	152
Other Manufacturing	121	108
Building & Contracting	4,216	109
Gas, Electricity & Water	881	46
Transport & Communication	3,984	554
Distributive Trades	5,996	4,647
Insurance, Banking & Finance	789	311
Public Administration & Defence	2,985	1,006
Professional Services	1,774	1,907
Miscellaneous Services	6,085	9,817
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	53	35

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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