Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	19	3
Mining & Quarrying	43	17
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	398	138
Chemicals & Allied Trades	596	784
Metal Manufacture	532	99
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	11,241	4,922
Vehicles	8,354	914
Other Metal Goods	2,443	944
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	804	207
Textiles	63	46
Leather & Fur	28	31
Clothing	105	134
Food, Drink & Tobacco	3,641	1,847
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	1,038	253
Paper & Printing	2,090	1,514
Other Manufacturing	729	480
Building & Contracting	2,087	88
Gas, Electricity & Water	389	45
Transport & Communication	4,174	775
Distributive Trades	2,526	1,564
Insurance, Banking & Finance	718	523
Public Administration & Defence	1,495	711
Professional Services	608	830
Miscellaneous Services	1,341	3,819
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	27	17

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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