Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	34,893	3,918
Mining & Quarrying	2,628	47
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	2,397	413
Chemicals & Allied Trades	1,933	314
Metal Manufacture	641	149
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	20,248	2,097
Vehicles	7,409	621
Other Metal Goods	858	113
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	624	135
Textiles	1,531	1,170
Leather & Fur	522	179
Clothing	1,805	3,778
Food, Drink & Tobacco	6,317	2,238
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	3,311	471
Paper & Printing	2,699	1,059
Other Manufacturing	375	134
Building & Contracting	26,988	521
Gas, Electricity & Water	5,592	564
Transport & Communication	21,504	2,667
Distributive Trades	24,631	18,505
Insurance, Banking & Finance	3,968	1,546
Public Administration & Defence	42,289	3,629
Professional Services	10,598	14,275
Miscellaneous Services	14,779	26,548
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	220	105

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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