Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	79	29
Mining & Quarrying	39	4
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	67	62
Chemicals & Allied Trades	2,567	840
Metal Manufacture	5,654	1,496
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	1,004	154
Vehicles	535	95
Other Metal Goods	4,718	1,536
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	35	5
Textiles	331	875
Leather & Fur	1,138	399
Clothing	244	1,372
Food, Drink & Tobacco	1,421	646
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	238	34
Paper & Printing	1,082	798
Other Manufacturing	141	76
Building & Contracting	2,258	69
Gas, Electricity & Water	908	57
Transport & Communication	2,994	389
Distributive Trades	2,642	2,712
Insurance, Banking & Finance	381	166
Public Administration & Defence	1,519	508
Professional Services	738	1,426
Miscellaneous Services	698	1,813
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	9	6

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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