Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	1,892	185
Mining & Quarrying	237	3
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	239	6
Chemicals & Allied Trades	20	2
Metal Manufacture	34	2
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	210	18
Vehicles	193	16
Other Metal Goods	18	13
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	0	0
Textiles	37	162
Leather & Fur	6	1
Clothing	53	77
Food, Drink & Tobacco	96	13
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	46	1
Paper & Printing	10	1
Other Manufacturing	20	74
Building & Contracting	583	10
Gas, Electricity & Water	40	3
Transport & Communication	435	54
Distributive Trades	349	224
Insurance, Banking & Finance	77	7
Public Administration & Defence	2,022	89
Professional Services	248	355
Miscellaneous Services	324	546
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	6	1

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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