Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	9,504	1,989
Mining & Quarrying	6,123	83
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	470	29
Chemicals & Allied Trades	1,110	79
Metal Manufacture	6,648	581
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	1,242	66
Vehicles	2,340	850
Other Metal Goods	1,000	870
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	304	204
Textiles	176	177
Leather & Fur	39	27
Clothing	224	239
Food, Drink & Tobacco	1,376	387
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	593	68
Paper & Printing	138	45
Other Manufacturing	29	4
Building & Contracting	6,109	76
Gas, Electricity & Water	753	57
Transport & Communication	4,635	420
Distributive Trades	4,132	2,917
Insurance, Banking & Finance	555	148
Public Administration & Defence	3,316	537
Professional Services	1,941	2,225
Miscellaneous Services	1,068	3,124
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	69	9

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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