Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	784	75
Mining & Quarrying	1,438	34
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	2,153	248
Chemicals & Allied Trades	2,796	1,431
Metal Manufacture	5,086	645
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	18,562	3,426
Vehicles	9,039	1,217
Other Metal Goods	4,499	1,029
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	1,631	493
Textiles	4,261	4,697
Leather & Fur	2,144	611
Clothing	14,310	31,875
Food, Drink & Tobacco	5,197	3,188
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	4,168	767
Paper & Printing	5,829	4,092
Other Manufacturing	824	412
Building & Contracting	12,147	478
Gas, Electricity & Water	4,297	265
Transport & Communication	15,700	2,363
Distributive Trades	22,345	14,481
Insurance, Banking & Finance	3,782	2,133
Public Administration & Defence	9,205	2,860
Professional Services	7,526	9,665
Miscellaneous Services	6,680	14,142
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	160	128

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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