Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	9	4
Mining & Quarrying	11	2
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	264	77
Chemicals & Allied Trades	2,074	938
Metal Manufacture	182	27
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	3,156	951
Vehicles	270	62
Other Metal Goods	1,581	451
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	2,411	862
Textiles	279	765
Leather & Fur	667	636
Clothing	3,473	6,550
Food, Drink & Tobacco	3,447	1,653
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	1,671	313
Paper & Printing	5,317	3,222
Other Manufacturing	991	873
Building & Contracting	2,326	117
Gas, Electricity & Water	1,755	288
Transport & Communication	6,247	1,057
Distributive Trades	7,550	3,943
Insurance, Banking & Finance	1,507	1,369
Public Administration & Defence	3,244	903
Professional Services	1,755	1,538
Miscellaneous Services	1,604	2,945
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	24	30

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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