Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	69	7
Mining & Quarrying	3	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	118	8
Chemicals & Allied Trades	1,319	2,057
Metal Manufacture	89	26
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	2,883	1,407
Vehicles	4,380	850
Other Metal Goods	633	205
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	1,839	755
Textiles	175	327
Leather & Fur	183	89
Clothing	103	183
Food, Drink & Tobacco	1,281	780
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	638	161
Paper & Printing	673	411
Other Manufacturing	560	257
Building & Contracting	1,661	62
Gas, Electricity & Water	892	36
Transport & Communication	4,632	1,369
Distributive Trades	2,787	1,240
Insurance, Banking & Finance	308	154
Public Administration & Defence	1,022	244
Professional Services	541	835
Miscellaneous Services	848	2,108
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	23	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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