Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	695	128
Mining & Quarrying	147	51
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	1,940	256
Chemicals & Allied Trades	7,008	3,683
Metal Manufacture	714	129
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	22,847	7,974
Vehicles	6,614	512
Other Metal Goods	3,623	2,731
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	1,152	393
Textiles	2,227	3,585
Leather & Fur	724	420
Clothing	2,661	6,540
Food, Drink & Tobacco	16,699	15,586
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	4,410	1,128
Paper & Printing	5,253	3,974
Other Manufacturing	7,330	7,065
Building & Contracting	20,210	554
Gas, Electricity & Water	4,705	693
Transport & Communication	67,334	6,253
Distributive Trades	33,018	26,922
Insurance, Banking & Finance	7,296	4,148
Public Administration & Defence	16,069	4,246
Professional Services	11,542	17,520
Miscellaneous Services	9,809	26,772
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	238	122

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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