Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	191	34
Mining & Quarrying	0	1
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	218	5
Chemicals & Allied Trades	309	125
Metal Manufacture	25	11
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	8,625	4,558
Vehicles	3,056	680
Other Metal Goods	162	67
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	116	41
Textiles	4	3
Leather & Fur	1	1
Clothing	50	38
Food, Drink & Tobacco	1,433	1,793
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	436	84
Paper & Printing	397	160
Other Manufacturing	697	420
Building & Contracting	2,760	65
Gas, Electricity & Water	160	1
Transport & Communication	5,696	815
Distributive Trades	1,264	884
Insurance, Banking & Finance	128	29
Public Administration & Defence	1,507	239
Professional Services	318	591
Miscellaneous Services	456	1,006
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	10	6

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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