Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	34	2
Mining & Quarrying	43	1
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	1,813	439
Chemicals & Allied Trades	494	248
Metal Manufacture	1,044	50
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	6,315	1,288
Vehicles	1,790	99
Other Metal Goods	2,412	1,310
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	327	79
Textiles	119	124
Leather & Fur	2	4
Clothing	98	221
Food, Drink & Tobacco	708	254
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	553	81
Paper & Printing	418	120
Other Manufacturing	154	84
Building & Contracting	3,250	55
Gas, Electricity & Water	3,889	139
Transport & Communication	3,073	251
Distributive Trades	2,090	991
Insurance, Banking & Finance	178	76
Public Administration & Defence	5,512	1,039
Professional Services	1,285	2,278
Miscellaneous Services	794	1,877
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	25	20

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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