Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	356	141
Mining & Quarrying	2	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	43	9
Chemicals & Allied Trades	117	72
Metal Manufacture	98	34
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	1,016	313
Vehicles	1,157	305
Other Metal Goods	687	395
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	222	154
Textiles	24	45
Leather & Fur	6	8
Clothing	136	128
Food, Drink & Tobacco	451	302
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	254	40
Paper & Printing	290	293
Other Manufacturing	548	559
Building & Contracting	2,420	70
Gas, Electricity & Water	1,019	22
Transport & Communication	1,841	178
Distributive Trades	2,352	1,603
Insurance, Banking & Finance	408	181
Public Administration & Defence	4,064	921
Professional Services	920	1,427
Miscellaneous Services	1,358	2,564
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	17	13

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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