Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	294	41
Mining & Quarrying	923	14
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	495	54
Chemicals & Allied Trades	231	113
Metal Manufacture	2,078	280
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	18,498	8,143
Vehicles	45,057	6,784
Other Metal Goods	2,299	717
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	273	313
Textiles	4,349	3,157
Leather & Fur	19	42
Clothing	275	258
Food, Drink & Tobacco	919	448
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	728	174
Paper & Printing	709	404
Other Manufacturing	223	80
Building & Contracting	6,131	174
Gas, Electricity & Water	1,928	221
Transport & Communication	3,368	972
Distributive Trades	6,397	5,512
Insurance, Banking & Finance	759	491
Public Administration & Defence	3,003	1,124
Professional Services	2,164	3,438
Miscellaneous Services	2,121	5,662
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	28	10

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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