Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	100	8
Mining & Quarrying	16	3
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	91	47
Chemicals & Allied Trades	53	22
Metal Manufacture	503	45
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	1,387	145
Vehicles	463	40
Other Metal Goods	242	159
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	15	0
Textiles	35	417
Leather & Fur	6	3
Clothing	236	383
Food, Drink & Tobacco	5,524	972
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	902	199
Paper & Printing	220	249
Other Manufacturing	839	487
Building & Contracting	1,398	45
Gas, Electricity & Water	529	40
Transport & Communication	1,840	225
Distributive Trades	1,646	1,559
Insurance, Banking & Finance	233	92
Public Administration & Defence	738	249
Professional Services	588	973
Miscellaneous Services	364	955
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	5	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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