Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	533	85
Mining & Quarrying	1,516	122
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	1,900	380
Chemicals & Allied Trades	9,833	3,526
Metal Manufacture	4,097	606
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	25,584	7,681
Vehicles	10,776	736
Other Metal Goods	5,659	1,910
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	1,654	638
Textiles	13,412	12,229
Leather & Fur	528	481
Clothing	10,726	33,430
Food, Drink & Tobacco	7,153	4,518
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	4,374	1,713
Paper & Printing	12,372	5,472
Other Manufacturing	5,670	2,731
Building & Contracting	18,895	582
Gas, Electricity & Water	5,272	702
Transport & Communication	29,784	3,855
Distributive Trades	48,039	32,713
Insurance, Banking & Finance	8,481	6,274
Public Administration & Defence	13,242	3,833
Professional Services	14,050	16,683
Miscellaneous Services	9,898	20,971
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	179	113

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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