Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	17,991	2,280
Mining & Quarrying	42,997	647
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	40,387	38,145
Chemicals & Allied Trades	6,104	1,768
Metal Manufacture	57,083	8,999
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	51,983	17,740
Vehicles	29,932	7,066
Other Metal Goods	46,009	27,990
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	891	396
Textiles	6,234	7,725
Leather & Fur	1,908	2,768
Clothing	4,332	9,455
Food, Drink & Tobacco	16,689	6,212
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	6,041	1,486
Paper & Printing	4,935	4,528
Other Manufacturing	9,334	4,222
Building & Contracting	37,621	1,198
Gas, Electricity & Water	10,444	941
Transport & Communication	31,463	4,611
Distributive Trades	37,207	32,884
Insurance, Banking & Finance	4,360	1,902
Public Administration & Defence	30,482	5,966
Professional Services	13,988	21,104
Miscellaneous Services	12,722	30,412
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	298	164

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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