Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	273	48
Mining & Quarrying	5	2
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	233	88
Chemicals & Allied Trades	436	533
Metal Manufacture	111	38
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	1,384	640
Vehicles	1,336	272
Other Metal Goods	470	186
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	587	211
Textiles	58	40
Leather & Fur	29	32
Clothing	358	783
Food, Drink & Tobacco	366	163
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	545	132
Paper & Printing	1,257	480
Other Manufacturing	3,492	2,033
Building & Contracting	4,080	139
Gas, Electricity & Water	953	98
Transport & Communication	2,610	542
Distributive Trades	4,099	3,763
Insurance, Banking & Finance	744	271
Public Administration & Defence	5,394	2,360
Professional Services	1,795	2,999
Miscellaneous Services	1,803	4,496
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	38	27

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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