Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	189	16
Mining & Quarrying	15	1
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	132	16
Chemicals & Allied Trades	157	35
Metal Manufacture	262	15
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	1,850	629
Vehicles	1,321	162
Other Metal Goods	302	182
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	82	22
Textiles	135	180
Leather & Fur	1,033	450
Clothing	7,504	7,759
Food, Drink & Tobacco	1,327	260
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	759	129
Paper & Printing	853	871
Other Manufacturing	542	462
Building & Contracting	3,086	62
Gas, Electricity & Water	1,156	103
Transport & Communication	2,995	466
Distributive Trades	4,455	3,167
Insurance, Banking & Finance	590	307
Public Administration & Defence	1,791	497
Professional Services	1,572	2,304
Miscellaneous Services	1,183	2,261
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	10	7

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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