Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	11,090	876
Mining & Quarrying	1,555	16
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	572	221
Chemicals & Allied Trades	811	137
Metal Manufacture	8,469	488
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	6,360	1,259
Vehicles	4,188	438
Other Metal Goods	596	204
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	287	45
Textiles	299	258
Leather & Fur	3,451	775
Clothing	21,474	20,855
Food, Drink & Tobacco	3,163	967
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	1,476	171
Paper & Printing	1,592	1,634
Other Manufacturing	1,061	816
Building & Contracting	9,730	178
Gas, Electricity & Water	2,444	195
Transport & Communication	8,117	1,028
Distributive Trades	9,846	6,683
Insurance, Banking & Finance	1,363	491
Public Administration & Defence	5,829	979
Professional Services	3,809	5,247
Miscellaneous Services	4,236	6,851
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	48	14

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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