Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	139	18
Mining & Quarrying	1,680	26
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	214	9
Chemicals & Allied Trades	157	88
Metal Manufacture	848	90
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	3,227	1,033
Vehicles	1,346	168
Other Metal Goods	666	333
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	45	15
Textiles	4,309	7,326
Leather & Fur	89	167
Clothing	400	1,496
Food, Drink & Tobacco	568	303
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	664	91
Paper & Printing	591	211
Other Manufacturing	214	83
Building & Contracting	1,813	33
Gas, Electricity & Water	703	36
Transport & Communication	2,238	164
Distributive Trades	3,019	2,219
Insurance, Banking & Finance	416	187
Public Administration & Defence	1,146	316
Professional Services	967	1,517
Miscellaneous Services	908	1,905
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	15	7

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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