Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	348	58
Mining & Quarrying	1,148	10
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	228	19
Chemicals & Allied Trades	549	400
Metal Manufacture	814	64
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	4,293	554
Vehicles	3,808	391
Other Metal Goods	1,053	203
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	86	26
Textiles	12,023	17,350
Leather & Fur	1,218	306
Clothing	717	2,093
Food, Drink & Tobacco	1,315	626
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	946	334
Paper & Printing	781	370
Other Manufacturing	205	78
Building & Contracting	4,193	136
Gas, Electricity & Water	1,298	69
Transport & Communication	3,640	411
Distributive Trades	5,454	4,645
Insurance, Banking & Finance	703	280
Public Administration & Defence	2,273	594
Professional Services	1,825	2,657
Miscellaneous Services	1,675	4,127
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	31	6

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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