Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	174	12
Mining & Quarrying	4,378	21
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	1,165	238
Chemicals & Allied Trades	50	5
Metal Manufacture	257	18
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	1,338	1,558
Vehicles	345	31
Other Metal Goods	240	18
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	50	6
Textiles	50	278
Leather & Fur	2	2
Clothing	190	901
Food, Drink & Tobacco	286	136
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	173	20
Paper & Printing	84	25
Other Manufacturing	15	4
Building & Contracting	1,664	42
Gas, Electricity & Water	349	27
Transport & Communication	577	40
Distributive Trades	1,648	1,518
Insurance, Banking & Finance	178	79
Public Administration & Defence	766	207
Professional Services	560	752
Miscellaneous Services	548	1,324
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	4	5

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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