Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	65	8
Mining & Quarrying	3	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	31	5
Chemicals & Allied Trades	26	16
Metal Manufacture	34	8
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	463	88
Vehicles	442	42
Other Metal Goods	207	83
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	271	59
Textiles	9	18
Leather & Fur	41	40
Clothing	202	446
Food, Drink & Tobacco	222	107
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	220	30
Paper & Printing	293	129
Other Manufacturing	219	129
Building & Contracting	2,246	84
Gas, Electricity & Water	586	60
Transport & Communication	2,323	528
Distributive Trades	1,838	1,374
Insurance, Banking & Finance	308	140
Public Administration & Defence	1,051	282
Professional Services	869	1,605
Miscellaneous Services	827	2,596
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	13	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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