Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	30	3
Mining & Quarrying	20	14
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	445	123
Chemicals & Allied Trades	1,044	979
Metal Manufacture	244	56
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	3,699	1,228
Vehicles	1,712	219
Other Metal Goods	1,583	393
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	2,589	999
Textiles	245	284
Leather & Fur	422	298
Clothing	2,522	4,347
Food, Drink & Tobacco	2,839	2,059
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	2,282	440
Paper & Printing	4,258	1,512
Other Manufacturing	1,183	706
Building & Contracting	6,434	205
Gas, Electricity & Water	819	40
Transport & Communication	20,416	3,884
Distributive Trades	9,383	4,787
Insurance, Banking & Finance	1,429	965
Public Administration & Defence	5,845	2,249
Professional Services	4,961	7,027
Miscellaneous Services	5,575	7,033
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	101	61

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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