A History of the Ministry of Information, 1939-46

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5.

Textile workers 1,020 interviews

Garments worn at time of interview.

No. %
Suspender Belt Boned 48 4.7
Unboned 51 5.0
Pull-on Elastic Belt Boned 10 1.0
Unboned 86 8.4
Rubber Corset Boned 6 0.6
Unboned 4 0.4
Other types of Corset Boned 692 67.8
Unboned 10 1.0
Corselette Boned 79 7.7
Unboned 13 1.3
Expectant Mother’s Corset - -
Surgical Corset 5 0.5
No Corset or Belt 16 1.6
% Possessing Garments 98.4
TOTAL 1,020 100%
One Other Two Others Three or more others.
No. % No. % No. %
Suspender Belt Boned 27 2.6 5 - 1 -
Unboned 24 2.4 6 - - -
Pull-on Elastic Belt Boned 7 7.0 - - - -
Unboned 54 5.3 9 - - -
Rubber Corset Boned 2 0.2 - - - -
Unboned 1 0.1 1 - - -
Other types of Corset Boned 347 24.0 75 - 2 -
Unboned 4 0.4 2 - - -
Corselette Boned 46 4.5 7 - 1 -
Unboned 11 1.1 1 - - -
Expectant Mother’s Corset - - - - - -
Surgical Corset 5 0.5 - - - -
No Corset or Belt 502 49.2 914 89.6 1,016 99.6
% Possessing Garments 50.8 10.4 0.4
TOTAL 1,021 1,021 1,021
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