Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	158	23
Mining & Quarrying	27	2
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	67	2
Chemicals & Allied Trades	178	45
Metal Manufacture	104	31
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	1,985	352
Vehicles	288	22
Other Metal Goods	374	66
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	23	0
Textiles	4,283	3,811
Leather & Fur	216	73
Clothing	619	1,289
Food, Drink & Tobacco	466	275
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	416	150
Paper & Printing	1,883	677
Other Manufacturing	144	224
Building & Contracting	1,416	27
Gas, Electricity & Water	515	25
Transport & Communication	1,259	150
Distributive Trades	1,842	1,506
Insurance, Banking & Finance	287	94
Public Administration & Defence	1,087	216
Professional Services	729	1,063
Miscellaneous Services	590	1,226
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	13	2

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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