Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	14,779	2,949
Mining & Quarrying	6	2
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	69	1
Chemicals & Allied Trades	155	10
Metal Manufacture	5	1
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	756	79
Vehicles	800	47
Other Metal Goods	113	1
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	21	1
Textiles	8	28
Leather & Fur	23	0
Clothing	119	70
Food, Drink & Tobacco	1,345	1,048
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	517	149
Paper & Printing	345	356
Other Manufacturing	54	28
Building & Contracting	2,581	34
Gas, Electricity & Water	449	51
Transport & Communication	3,121	313
Distributive Trades	3,875	2,090
Insurance, Banking & Finance	251	114
Public Administration & Defence	1,755	391
Professional Services	904	1,209
Miscellaneous Services	837	2,115
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	44	6

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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