Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	117	12
Mining & Quarrying	10	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	217	13
Chemicals & Allied Trades	82	34
Metal Manufacture	59	10
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	16,212	485
Vehicles	3,962	628
Other Metal Goods	197	104
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	140	78
Textiles	103	135
Leather & Fur	17	14
Clothing	691	2,376
Food, Drink & Tobacco	1,758	755
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	953	246
Paper & Printing	563	459
Other Manufacturing	266	279
Building & Contracting	6,155	171
Gas, Electricity & Water	2,670	305
Transport & Communication	5,287	704
Distributive Trades	7,356	6,529
Insurance, Banking & Finance	991	474
Public Administration & Defence	27,559	1,827
Professional Services	2,809	4,203
Miscellaneous Services	2,845	5,908
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	22	19

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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