Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	181	26
Mining & Quarrying	7	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	50	4
Chemicals & Allied Trades	36	6
Metal Manufacture	53	4
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	2,101	207
Vehicles	14,704	1,541
Other Metal Goods	51	3
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	132	31
Textiles	8	25
Leather & Fur	7	6
Clothing	301	263
Food, Drink & Tobacco	789	434
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	462	85
Paper & Printing	1,552	759
Other Manufacturing	45	11
Building & Contracting	3,417	92
Gas, Electricity & Water	881	80
Transport & Communication	3,094	630
Distributive Trades	4,678	3,570
Insurance, Banking & Finance	582	342
Public Administration & Defence	2,182	997
Professional Services	4,843	5,726
Miscellaneous Services	1,447	4,194
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	21	18

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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