Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	17	2
Mining & Quarrying	28	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	372	180
Chemicals & Allied Trades	732	668
Metal Manufacture	420	115
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	5,955	2,765
Vehicles	1,478	204
Other Metal Goods	2,138	1,143
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	1,815	346
Textiles	202	292
Leather & Fur	470	464
Clothing	1,571	3,846
Food, Drink & Tobacco	1,740	864
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	2,593	404
Paper & Printing	2,040	1,341
Other Manufacturing	1,111	1,179
Building & Contracting	6,504	206
Gas, Electricity & Water	852	90
Transport & Communication	9,751	1,287
Distributive Trades	7,608	4,467
Insurance, Banking & Finance	1,268	1,951
Public Administration & Defence	2,785	727
Professional Services	2,085	3,559
Miscellaneous Services	3,368	5,838
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	70	33

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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