Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	376	33
Mining & Quarrying	7	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	73	5
Chemicals & Allied Trades	20	1
Metal Manufacture	2	0
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	151	119
Vehicles	416	31
Other Metal Goods	36	0
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	67	10
Textiles	2	6
Leather & Fur	2	1
Clothing	100	111
Food, Drink & Tobacco	331	85
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	122	6
Paper & Printing	391	98
Other Manufacturing	29	20
Building & Contracting	2,022	60
Gas, Electricity & Water	570	35
Transport & Communication	1,792	188
Distributive Trades	2,686	1,896
Insurance, Banking & Finance	366	155
Public Administration & Defence	1,684	476
Professional Services	1,051	1,966
Miscellaneous Services	1,582	3,101
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	14	8

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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