Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	11,349	824
Mining & Quarrying	89	5
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	127	26
Chemicals & Allied Trades	162	28
Metal Manufacture	44	1
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	1,354	133
Vehicles	1,011	107
Other Metal Goods	140	18
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	60	20
Textiles	574	660
Leather & Fur	105	112
Clothing	348	729
Food, Drink & Tobacco	1,509	272
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	503	33
Paper & Printing	178	55
Other Manufacturing	44	158
Building & Contracting	4,680	71
Gas, Electricity & Water	515	60
Transport & Communication	2,002	319
Distributive Trades	3,623	2,139
Insurance, Banking & Finance	421	131
Public Administration & Defence	6,791	400
Professional Services	1,386	1,975
Miscellaneous Services	5,683	3,488
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	35	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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