Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	174	47
Mining & Quarrying	26	1
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	268	264
Chemicals & Allied Trades	655	573
Metal Manufacture	4,007	443
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	4,299	718
Vehicles	20,533	2,192
Other Metal Goods	544	184
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	249	31
Textiles	11,148	4,913
Leather & Fur	167	35
Clothing	588	1,300
Food, Drink & Tobacco	1,084	636
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	232	20
Paper & Printing	1,090	799
Other Manufacturing	67	33
Building & Contracting	4,680	183
Gas, Electricity & Water	1,613	158
Transport & Communication	7,065	1,877
Distributive Trades	5,246	4,411
Insurance, Banking & Finance	643	322
Public Administration & Defence	3,891	1,122
Professional Services	2,039	3,451
Miscellaneous Services	1,665	3,947
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	39	29

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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