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FACTORY CONDITIONS OF WORKERS INTERVIEWED

Occupational Group No. 3 - Women: Heavy Engineering

Size No. of Workers TYPE OF FACTORY Not Specified
Converted for Wartime use Not converted
Large (over 250) Medium (51-250) Small(under 50) Large (over 250) Medium (51-250) Small (under 50)
Flooring
Wooden - - - 17 1 - 3
Concrete or stone 27 10 - 73 4 1 5
Other 1 - - 8 - - -
Steel - - - 8 - - -
Total 28 10 - 120 5 1 10
Conditions
Clean 3 2 - 26 - - 3
Fairly clean 8 5 - 16 - - -
Dirty 5 3 - 40 2 - 4
Very Dirty 7 - - 20 1 - 1
Hot and Dirty 1 - - 8 - - 2
Dirty and wet - - - 1 - - -
Not specified - - - - - - -
Total 24 10 - 111 3 - 10

Occupational Group No. 4 - Men: Iron and Steel Manufacture

Size No. of Workers TYPE OF FACTORY Not Specified
Converted for Wartime use Not converted
Large (over 250) Medium(51-250) Small(under 50) Large (over 250) Medium(51-250) Small(under 50)
Flooring
Wooden 4 - - 12 1 - 1 -
Concrete or stone 21 1 - 54 21 2 2 2
Steel 22 4 - 171 8 - 9 1
Other 16 1 - 105 53 7 3 1
Total 63 6 - 342 83 9 15 4
Conditions 3 - - 47 3 - - -
Clean 3 - - 47 3 - - -
Fairly clean 2 3 - 23 3 - 2 -
Dirty 4 - - 66 21 - 1 -
Very Dirty 6 1 - 71 48 7 1 2
Hot and Dirty 39 2 - 111 8 2 10 2
Dirty and wet - - - 4 - - - -
Not specified 1 - - 1 - - 5 -
Total 60 6 - 322 83 9 19 4

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