Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	43	6
Mining & Quarrying	3	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	350	84
Chemicals & Allied Trades	776	367
Metal Manufacture	405	54
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	2,038	296
Vehicles	778	53
Other Metal Goods	547	190
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	1,020	106
Textiles	345	509
Leather & Fur	536	394
Clothing	9,223	13,551
Food, Drink & Tobacco	5,606	2,877
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	2,059	318
Paper & Printing	1,402	632
Other Manufacturing	383	422
Building & Contracting	4,002	100
Gas, Electricity & Water	1,110	58
Transport & Communication	11,014	570
Distributive Trades	12,497	4,359
Insurance, Banking & Finance	639	191
Public Administration & Defence	2,909	459
Professional Services	2,272	3,557
Miscellaneous Services	2,184	3,315
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	94	24

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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