Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	27	2
Mining & Quarrying	17	1
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	279	28
Chemicals & Allied Trades	2,960	472
Metal Manufacture	7,421	1,801
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	2,043	745
Vehicles	252	50
Other Metal Goods	2,069	999
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	36	29
Textiles	144	526
Leather & Fur	3	0
Clothing	50	101
Food, Drink & Tobacco	193	212
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	198	36
Paper & Printing	124	182
Other Manufacturing	59	26
Building & Contracting	861	17
Gas, Electricity & Water	200	13
Transport & Communication	708	110
Distributive Trades	935	645
Insurance, Banking & Finance	74	31
Public Administration & Defence	356	76
Professional Services	238	329
Miscellaneous Services	282	915
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	13	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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