Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	541	252
Mining & Quarrying	31	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	274	25
Chemicals & Allied Trades	296	39
Metal Manufacture	15	2
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	1,230	393
Vehicles	468	57
Other Metal Goods	426	74
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	37	10
Textiles	63	21
Leather & Fur	0	0
Clothing	59	128
Food, Drink & Tobacco	220	81
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	486	80
Paper & Printing	457	362
Other Manufacturing	205	84
Building & Contracting	1,878	62
Gas, Electricity & Water	937	64
Transport & Communication	768	350
Distributive Trades	1,549	1,174
Insurance, Banking & Finance	164	76
Public Administration & Defence	3,532	697
Professional Services	903	1,678
Miscellaneous Services	483	1,198
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	19	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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