Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	66	8
Mining & Quarrying	13,526	162
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	39	3
Chemicals & Allied Trades	28	8
Metal Manufacture	72	8
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	749	250
Vehicles	532	30
Other Metal Goods	455	587
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	89	30
Textiles	93	127
Leather & Fur	25	48
Clothing	411	1,555
Food, Drink & Tobacco	566	182
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	497	57
Paper & Printing	105	71
Other Manufacturing	229	310
Building & Contracting	1,146	15
Gas, Electricity & Water	396	22
Transport & Communication	1,888	143
Distributive Trades	2,425	1,697
Insurance, Banking & Finance	307	51
Public Administration & Defence	1,252	209
Professional Services	804	1,289
Miscellaneous Services	575	1,126
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	11	9

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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