Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	48	6
Mining & Quarrying	4	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	849	186
Chemicals & Allied Trades	766	505
Metal Manufacture	750	153
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	10,985	4,865
Vehicles	3,192	563
Other Metal Goods	720	258
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	900	593
Textiles	68	104
Leather & Fur	65	130
Clothing	192	253
Food, Drink & Tobacco	599	395
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	948	302
Paper & Printing	1,397	834
Other Manufacturing	738	632
Building & Contracting	3,087	178
Gas, Electricity & Water	414	57
Transport & Communication	2,142	297
Distributive Trades	2,824	2,318
Insurance, Banking & Finance	394	163
Public Administration & Defence	1,618	511
Professional Services	749	1,208
Miscellaneous Services	1,831	3,251
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	30	33

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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