Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	12,062	1,122
Mining & Quarrying	53,575	719
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	3,997	334
Chemicals & Allied Trades	5,037	4,566
Metal Manufacture	2,451	180
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	20,543	4,181
Vehicles	14,390	2,209
Other Metal Goods	3,768	3,977
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	806	401
Textiles	13,656	25,604
Leather & Fur	582	202
Clothing	3,381	12,189
Food, Drink & Tobacco	10,632	6,180
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	4,624	865
Paper & Printing	4,062	2,312
Other Manufacturing	927	489
Building & Contracting	20,463	559
Gas, Electricity & Water	4,337	303
Transport & Communication	21,512	2,799
Distributive Trades	25,033	17,480
Insurance, Banking & Finance	3,484	1,510
Public Administration & Defence	26,491	5,570
Professional Services	8,961	12,068
Miscellaneous Services	8,624	17,592
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	96	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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