Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	9,788	684
Mining & Quarrying	337	9
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	5,865	227
Chemicals & Allied Trades	1,509	270
Metal Manufacture	2,554	551
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	11,858	4,314
Vehicles	18,465	2,608
Other Metal Goods	670	242
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	1,772	517
Textiles	284	397
Leather & Fur	535	165
Clothing	2,924	6,578
Food, Drink & Tobacco	2,647	1,710
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	873	104
Paper & Printing	2,179	1,428
Other Manufacturing	1,123	681
Building & Contracting	8,457	164
Gas, Electricity & Water	2,151	224
Transport & Communication	5,220	991
Distributive Trades	8,558	5,960
Insurance, Banking & Finance	1,210	490
Public Administration & Defence	12,163	1,475
Professional Services	3,579	4,661
Miscellaneous Services	3,758	7,059
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	76	23

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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