Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	188	24
Mining & Quarrying	23	3
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	368	23
Chemicals & Allied Trades	204	62
Metal Manufacture	2,604	94
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	3,896	636
Vehicles	257	35
Other Metal Goods	245	52
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	28	6
Textiles	89	355
Leather & Fur	5	1
Clothing	117	626
Food, Drink & Tobacco	403	442
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	501	230
Paper & Printing	161	118
Other Manufacturing	70	151
Building & Contracting	2,226	77
Gas, Electricity & Water	646	66
Transport & Communication	1,661	246
Distributive Trades	2,188	2,661
Insurance, Banking & Finance	237	105
Public Administration & Defence	966	273
Professional Services	570	1,066
Miscellaneous Services	571	1,735
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	13	8

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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