Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	94	13
Mining & Quarrying	437	13
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	61	6
Chemicals & Allied Trades	139	59
Metal Manufacture	367	22
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	9,020	1,091
Vehicles	900	106
Other Metal Goods	926	233
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	71	25
Textiles	6,203	10,058
Leather & Fur	130	198
Clothing	266	699
Food, Drink & Tobacco	931	632
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	701	281
Paper & Printing	591	427
Other Manufacturing	257	97
Building & Contracting	2,877	83
Gas, Electricity & Water	1,033	136
Transport & Communication	2,150	160
Distributive Trades	3,696	3,084
Insurance, Banking & Finance	558	187
Public Administration & Defence	1,508	411
Professional Services	1,454	2,048
Miscellaneous Services	1,091	2,314
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	29	14

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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