Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	13,548	1,764
Mining & Quarrying	47,856	805
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	2,828	849
Chemicals & Allied Trades	3,681	2,102
Metal Manufacture	2,041	290
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	42,645	4,883
Vehicles	5,616	506
Other Metal Goods	2,305	1,292
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	823	149
Textiles	803	1,137
Leather & Fur	589	334
Clothing	1,548	4,296
Food, Drink & Tobacco	6,448	5,541
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	3,922	917
Paper & Printing	2,731	1,859
Other Manufacturing	1,676	736
Building & Contracting	20,221	667
Gas, Electricity & Water	4,937	829
Transport & Communication	26,570	3,872
Distributive Trades	25,766	24,134
Insurance, Banking & Finance	4,309	2,196
Public Administration & Defence	19,925	7,083
Professional Services	9,792	13,791
Miscellaneous Services	8,624	21,174
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	131	97

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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