Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	287	35
Mining & Quarrying	8	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	501	55
Chemicals & Allied Trades	377	510
Metal Manufacture	676	92
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	7,580	2,393
Vehicles	2,767	529
Other Metal Goods	1,334	380
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	2,259	1,592
Textiles	152	213
Leather & Fur	134	237
Clothing	503	767
Food, Drink & Tobacco	1,674	1,032
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	1,482	564
Paper & Printing	1,490	832
Other Manufacturing	904	754
Building & Contracting	8,606	318
Gas, Electricity & Water	2,175	281
Transport & Communication	5,397	652
Distributive Trades	8,628	6,585
Insurance, Banking & Finance	1,273	736
Public Administration & Defence	3,572	913
Professional Services	2,705	4,481
Miscellaneous Services	2,780	6,564
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	41	46

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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