Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	627	138
Mining & Quarrying	4	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	861	46
Chemicals & Allied Trades	544	362
Metal Manufacture	2,065	405
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	10,447	5,768
Vehicles	806	212
Other Metal Goods	1,230	311
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	909	120
Textiles	18	20
Leather & Fur	17	2
Clothing	217	538
Food, Drink & Tobacco	416	116
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	1,877	310
Paper & Printing	428	249
Other Manufacturing	597	558
Building & Contracting	2,232	59
Gas, Electricity & Water	1,229	53
Transport & Communication	2,321	374
Distributive Trades	2,669	1,865
Insurance, Banking & Finance	381	108
Public Administration & Defence	1,587	461
Professional Services	1,134	1,720
Miscellaneous Services	939	2,421
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	38	17

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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