Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	28	12
Mining & Quarrying	9	3
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	218	34
Chemicals & Allied Trades	457	266
Metal Manufacture	63	12
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	1,327	257
Vehicles	1,170	202
Other Metal Goods	785	372
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	1,030	286
Textiles	63	67
Leather & Fur	212	214
Clothing	678	2,150
Food, Drink & Tobacco	1,518	1,240
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	1,144	156
Paper & Printing	2,013	1,430
Other Manufacturing	303	344
Building & Contracting	5,995	144
Gas, Electricity & Water	3,038	556
Transport & Communication	5,483	330
Distributive Trades	5,724	3,802
Insurance, Banking & Finance	612	175
Public Administration & Defence	2,218	559
Professional Services	2,132	3,455
Miscellaneous Services	2,215	4,617
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	44	22

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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