Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	17,551	1,346
Mining & Quarrying	211	7
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	463	43
Chemicals & Allied Trades	162	116
Metal Manufacture	101	6
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	4,466	2,496
Vehicles	19,138	1,862
Other Metal Goods	227	18
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	325	203
Textiles	798	959
Leather & Fur	485	100
Clothing	807	1,584
Food, Drink & Tobacco	5,211	2,575
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	1,154	167
Paper & Printing	661	224
Other Manufacturing	2,686	803
Building & Contracting	11,778	279
Gas, Electricity & Water	2,074	201
Transport & Communication	10,103	1,540
Distributive Trades	9,116	6,642
Insurance, Banking & Finance	1,250	405
Public Administration & Defence	48,684	2,878
Professional Services	4,172	5,974
Miscellaneous Services	5,730	9,366
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	112	50

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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