Causes of Damage to Clothing

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Occupational Group 6: Men Distributive Workers

DAMAGE		CLOTHING AFFECTED
		Protective		Outer		Underwear		Footwear
		1		2		3		4
		No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
1.	Abnormal Dirt	46	18.0	46	18.0	20	7.8	24	9.4
2.	Abnormal Perspiration	17	6.6	27	10.5	37	14.5	36	14.1
3.	Abnormal Wear & Tear	160	62.5	188	73.4	69	27.0	160	62.5
4.	Burning	4	1.6	2	.8	1	.4	6	2.3
5.	Corrosion	10	3.9	8	3.1	2	.8	10	3.9
6.	Cuts & Abrasions from Metal Swarf	2	.8	2	.8	2	.8	2	.8
7.	Cuts & Abrasions from other causes	28	10.9	28	10.9	2	.8	17	6.6
8.	Dust & Metal Filings	9	3.5	9	3.5	1	.4	6	2.3
9.	Humidity	1	.4	-	-	1	.4	2	.8
10.	Odour	4	1.6	3	1.2	1	.4	4	1.6
11.	Oil, Grease & Soluble Oils	43	16.8	41	16.0	8	3.1	33	12.9
12.	Weather	22	8.6	19	7.4	-	-	24	9.4
13.	Wetness	8	3.1	6	2.3	2	.8	10	3.9
14.	Other damage	3	1.2	2	.8	1	.4	1	.4
	(256=100%)

Occupational Group 7: Women Distributive Workers

DAMAGE		CLOTHING AFFECTED
		Protective		Outer		Underwear		Footwear
		1		2		3		4
		No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
1.	Abnormal Dirt	44	17.9	36	14.6	23	9.3	29	11.8
2.	Abnormal Perspiration	17	6.9	22	8.9	25	10.2	18	7.3
3.	Abnormal Wear & Tear	175	71.1	123	50.0	84	34.2	198	80.5
4.	Burning	2	.8	1	.4	-	-	1	.4
5.	Corrosion	6	2.4	4	1.6	1	.4	4	1.6
6.	Cuts & Abrasions from Metal Swarf	1	.4	-	-	-	-	1	.4
7.	Cuts & Abrasions from other causes	33	13.4	19	7.7	7	2.8	27	11.0
8.	Dust & Metal Filings	8	3.3	6	2.4	3	1.2	5	2.0
9.	Humidity	6	2.4	4	1.6	3	1.2	1	.4
10.	Odour	10	4.1	8	3.3	5	2.0	6	2.4
11.	Oil, Grease & Soluble Oils	44	17.9	29	11.8	14	5.7	32	13.0
12.	Weather	14	5.7	10	4.1	4	1.6	13	5.3
13.	Wetness	4	1.6	1	.4	1	.4	8	3.3
14.	Other damage	9	3.7	6	2.4	2	.8	3	1.2
	(246=100%)

Abnormal Dirt. From packing cases, carrying dirty loads: moving dirty secondhand furniture: off dirty floors.

Abnormal Perspiration. When active on errands, or during “busy hours”. (Waitresses) from the heat of kitchens and canteens: heat accentuated in hot weather.

Abnormal Wear & Tear. Due to constant movement, friction of stooping, rubbing against things, packing, stretching, kneeling on floor, moving and cleaning furniture, lifting heavy cases and baskets, carrying heavy trays all day: outer clothes wore out quickly. Waitresses wear shoe leather rapidly walking about all day, and drivers wear the right sole on the accelerator pedal, etc.

Corrosion. Clothes are rotted by substances which are packed, e. g. manure and fertilizer, flour which clings and cannot be removed, mixing creosote in packing-rooms. Stockings are rotted by acid when handling jelly.

Cuts & Abrasions. From sharp edges of boxes, on rails, coils of wire and other jagged material.

Dust & Metal Filing. From handling various articles: from whiting and from blending machines.

Humidity. Due to the heat in kitchens and bake-rooms, and from the general stuffy atmosphere indoors.

Odour. From whale oil and other oils used in packing: from fish and other strong smelling commodities sold in shops and warehouses.

Oil, Grease and Soluble Oils. From washing greasy machines, pans and engines: from whale-oil grease used in packing drills: from coconut oil machines: off greasy cars and cycles.

Weather. Working out of doors in all weathers ruins clothing.

Wetness. When handling and packing damp goods.

Other. Stains from split foods: book hanging at waist drags dresses (waitresses): the strain imposed on clothing by long journeys.

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