Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	427	43
Mining & Quarrying	55	20
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	303	82
Chemicals & Allied Trades	714	393
Metal Manufacture	916	59
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	17,651	3,521
Vehicles	2,432	239
Other Metal Goods	1,814	531
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	890	293
Textiles	10,509	20,698
Leather & Fur	478	96
Clothing	10,247	10,809
Food, Drink & Tobacco	2,241	852
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	1,606	292
Paper & Printing	3,004	1,553
Other Manufacturing	3,099	1,422
Building & Contracting	8,213	286
Gas, Electricity & Water	2,307	165
Transport & Communication	7,618	1,142
Distributive Trades	13,173	8,249
Insurance, Banking & Finance	1,511	809
Public Administration & Defence	5,269	1,297
Professional Services	4,381	5,416
Miscellaneous Services	3,202	6,675
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	51	54

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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