Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	119	15
Mining & Quarrying	2	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	80	14
Chemicals & Allied Trades	125	159
Metal Manufacture	40	53
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	1,610	517
Vehicles	325	43
Other Metal Goods	218	39
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	435	275
Textiles	13	14
Leather & Fur	6	1
Clothing	100	100
Food, Drink & Tobacco	107	38
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	185	19
Paper & Printing	226	127
Other Manufacturing	417	210
Building & Contracting	1,623	58
Gas, Electricity & Water	453	153
Transport & Communication	746	207
Distributive Trades	1,251	836
Insurance, Banking & Finance	205	84
Public Administration & Defence	3,904	1,178
Professional Services	540	822
Miscellaneous Services	606	1,565
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	14	19

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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