Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	34	5
Mining & Quarrying	15	7
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	448	154
Chemicals & Allied Trades	884	857
Metal Manufacture	474	130
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	8,402	3,344
Vehicles	6,040	889
Other Metal Goods	2,267	888
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	3,435	1,920
Textiles	97	180
Leather & Fur	43	65
Clothing	550	1,088
Food, Drink & Tobacco	3,493	2,515
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	1,429	253
Paper & Printing	2,487	1,736
Other Manufacturing	1,056	909
Building & Contracting	4,885	169
Gas, Electricity & Water	1,895	111
Transport & Communication	8,175	891
Distributive Trades	4,918	2,951
Insurance, Banking & Finance	612	365
Public Administration & Defence	2,616	615
Professional Services	1,611	2,875
Miscellaneous Services	2,136	5,100
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	76	40

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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