Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	8	4
Mining & Quarrying	6	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	358	105
Chemicals & Allied Trades	298	209
Metal Manufacture	282	31
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	4,501	2,203
Vehicles	2,068	143
Other Metal Goods	641	165
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	788	320
Textiles	72	75
Leather & Fur	52	33
Clothing	358	516
Food, Drink & Tobacco	4,913	2,975
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	1,114	133
Paper & Printing	751	441
Other Manufacturing	409	235
Building & Contracting	5,100	467
Gas, Electricity & Water	503	17
Transport & Communication	4,488	611
Distributive Trades	4,615	2,909
Insurance, Banking & Finance	2,406	2,830
Public Administration & Defence	2,768	937
Professional Services	1,756	3,142
Miscellaneous Services	4,514	5,621
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	37	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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