Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	103	24
Mining & Quarrying	247	112
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	290	140
Chemicals & Allied Trades	3,543	2,152
Metal Manufacture	667	381
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	4,681	1,421
Vehicles	172	38
Other Metal Goods	559	298
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	786	284
Textiles	1,445	747
Leather & Fur	660	430
Clothing	3,005	3,933
Food, Drink & Tobacco	2,196	1,186
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	670	172
Paper & Printing	27,778	7,457
Other Manufacturing	821	470
Building & Contracting	6,092	350
Gas, Electricity & Water	1,066	186
Transport & Communication	40,718	12,804
Distributive Trades	40,525	18,550
Insurance, Banking & Finance	58,527	35,822
Public Administration & Defence	5,946	1,683
Professional Services	21,022	11,475
Miscellaneous Services	5,055	10,549
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	94	154

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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