Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	72	8
Mining & Quarrying	5	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	91	3
Chemicals & Allied Trades	177	29
Metal Manufacture	34	2
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	21,882	6,945
Vehicles	2,213	431
Other Metal Goods	189	51
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	379	128
Textiles	50	77
Leather & Fur	9	6
Clothing	295	444
Food, Drink & Tobacco	976	294
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	267	57
Paper & Printing	204	91
Other Manufacturing	89	96
Building & Contracting	4,036	121
Gas, Electricity & Water	1,217	168
Transport & Communication	3,403	310
Distributive Trades	4,719	3,913
Insurance, Banking & Finance	693	399
Public Administration & Defence	9,412	1,161
Professional Services	1,266	2,233
Miscellaneous Services	1,263	3,348
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	49	21

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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