Tables 53 - 69 - Hot Water, Bathing, Washing and Laundry

A History of the Ministry of Information, 1939-46

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TABLE 53

Methods of Heating Water for Baths and Washing Clothes Analysed by Income Group

METHODS	£160 p. a.				£160 - £300 p. a.				ALL INCOMES
	Baths		Clothes		Baths		Clothes		Baths		Clothes
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Fire Back Boiler, or Range with Piped supply	484	20.2	177	7.4	864	30.3	295	10.4	1,348	25.7	472	9.0
Range with boiler, without Piped supply	94	3.9	32	1.3	97	3.4	37	1.3	191	3.6	69	1.3
Copper or Set-Pot (Coal)	418	17.5	832	34.9	375	13.2	802	28.1	793	15.1	1,634	31.2
Ideal Boiler or similar	8	0.3	6	0.2	60	2.1	43	1.5	68	1.3	49	0.9
Pans, Kettles etc. on the Fire, Stove, Range or Cocker.	883	36.9	488	20.4	670	23.5	345	12.2	1,553	29.6	833	15.9
Gas Boiler	254	10.6	601	25.2	284	10.0	859	30.1	538	10.3	1,460	27.9
Gas. Geyser	118	4.9	58	2.4	268	9.4	98	3.4	386	7.4	156	3.0
Electric Immersion Heater	16	0.7	8	0.3	57	2.0	35	1.2	73	1.4	43	0.8
Electric Boiler	20	0.8	50	2.1	40	1.4	111	3.9	60	1.1	161	3.1
Others	101	42	140	5.9	132	46	224	7.9	233	4.5	364	6.9
TOTAL	2,396	100.0	2,392	100.1	2,847	99.9	2,849	100.0	5,243	100.0	5,241	100.0

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TABLE 54

Type of Water Heater Preferred. Analysed by Degree Day Regions

Preference	REGION I 5,000-5,5500		REGION II 4,500-5,000		REGION III 4,000-4,500		REGION IV Under 4,000		National
	REGION I 5,000-5,5500		REGION II 4,500-5,000		REGION III 4,000-4,500		REGION IV Under 4,000		National		No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Fire Back Boiler, Range with piped supply	93	65.5	455	49.9	596	41.3	161	11.1	1,406	33.2
Range with boiler, without piped supply	1	0.7	6	0.5	18	1.2	4	0.2	29	0.6
Copper or set-pot (Coal)	-	-	5	0.4	26	1.7	30	1.9	61	1.4
Ideal boiler or similar type	1	0.7	11	0.9	32	2.2	69	4.5	113	2.6
Constant hot water	24	16.9	348	31.2	412	28.4	868	56.7	1,652	39
Gas Boiler	5	3.5	34	3.1	61	42	62	4.1	162	3.8
Gas geyser, storage heater	2	1.4	44	3.9	130	9	206	13.5	382	9
Electric Immersion Heater	16	11.2	72	6.4	140	9.6	109	7.1	337	7.9
Electric Boiler	-	-	5	0.4	9	0.6	14	0.9	38	0.6
Others	-	-	5	0.4	9	0.6	14	0.9	28	0.6
TOTAL	142	99.9	118	100	1,450	99.9	1,538	99.9	4,248	99.9

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TABLE 55

No. of times hot water was heated for baths weekly Analysed by Family sizes

No. of times hot water was heated for week	1-3		4-7		Over 7 Persons		All Families
No. of times hot water was heated for week	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
1 or less	761	34.1	396	18.6	19	12.5	1176	26.0
2	618	21.7	275	12.9	18	11.8	911	20.2
3	445	19.9	212	10.0	12	7.9	669	14.8
4	128	5.7	404	19.0	6	3.9	538	11.9
5	43	1.9	207	9.7	5	3.3	255	5.7
6	69	3.1	167	7.9	12	7.9	248	5.5
7	103	4.6	195	9.2	19	12.5	317	7.0
8	20	0.9	73	3.4	22	14.5	115	2.6
9	18	0.8	38	1.8	12	7.9	68	1.5
10	10	0.4	65	3.1	8	5.3	83	1.8
11	4	0.2	13	0.6	4	2.6	21	0.5
12 or more	18	0.8	78	3.7	15	9.9	111	2.5
TOTAL	2237	100.1	2123	99.9	152	100.1	4512	100.0

TABLE 56

No. of times hot water was heated for baths weekly Analysed by Households with and without school children

No. of times Bath water heated per week	Houses with children		Houses without children		All Houses
No. of times Bath water heated per week	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
1 or less	460	19.0	719	34.0	1,179	26.0
2	359	14.8	553	26.1	912	20.1
3	347	14.3	325	15.4	672	14.8
4	319	13.2	222	10.5	541	11.9
5	191	7.9	66	3.1	257	5.7
6	182	7.5	72	3.4	254	5.6
7	224	9.3	94	4.4	318	7.0
8	92	3.8	23	1.1	115	2.5
9	62	2.6	6	0.3	68	1.5
10	73	3.0	12	0.6	85	1.9
11	20	0.8	1	0.1	21	0.5
12 or more	91	3.8	24	1.1	115	2.5
TOTAL	2,420	100.0	2.117	100.1	4,537	100.0

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TABLE 57

Would more baths be taken if it was cheaper or easier to heat the water. Analysed by Degree Day Regions

		REGION I 5000-5500		REGION II 4500-500		regioN III 4000-4500		REGION IV Under 4000		NATIONAL
		No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
If they cost less	YES	30	20.1	711	55.5	823	48.2	1,321	73.3	2,885	58.4
	NO	119	79.9	568	44.5	883	51.8	480	26.7	2,050	41.5
	TOTAL	149	100.0	1,279	100.0	1,706	100.0	1,801	100.0	4,935	100.0
If it were easier to heat water	YES	55	36.9	825	64.9	1,081	62.5	1,398	77.8	3,359	67.9
	NO	94	63.1	445	35.1	647	37.4	399	22.2	1,585	32.1
	TOTAL	149	100.0	1,270	100.0	1,728	100.0	1,797	100.0	4,944	100.0

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TABLE 58

Would you like Constant Hot Water laid on in your kitchen and bathroom (without Central Heating)? Analysed by Age Groups

	Age Below 30		30 - 40		40 - 50		Over 50		All Ages
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
YES	758	93.2	1,131	88.2	1,103	85.4	1,154	80.8	4,146	86.1
NO	55	6.8	151	11.8	188	14.6	275	19.2	669	13.9
TOTAL	813	100.0	1,282	100.0	1,291	100.0	1,429	100.0	4,815	100.0

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TABLE 59

Would you like Constant Hot Water laid on in your kitchen and bathroom (without Central Heating)? Analysed by Degree Day Regions

	REGION I 5000-5500		REGION II 4500-5000		REGION III 4000-4500		REGION IV Under 4000		NATIONAL
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
YES	76	51.0	1,049	82.4	1,495	86.5	1 ,681	91.5	4,301	86.3
NO	73	49.0	225	17.6	234	13.5	156	8.5	688	13.8
TOTAL	149	100.0	1,274	100.0	1,729	100.0	1,837	100.0	4,989	100.1

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TABLE 60

Would you like Constant Hot Water laid on in your kitchen and bathroom (without Central Heating)? Analysed by New and Old House

	NEW HOUSE		OLD HOUSE		ALL HOUSES
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
YES	1,192	75.2	2,862	90.5	4,054	85.5
NO	393	24.8	297	9.4	690	14.5
TOTAL	1,585	100.0	3,159	99.9	4,744	100.0

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TABLE 61

How much would be prepared to pay per week for constant hot water only?

		Age Groups
	Below 30		30 - 40		40 - 50		Over 50		All Ages
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Up to 5/- *	202	28.4	242	28.1	272	24.69	223	20.0	939	24.7
Up to 3/6d. M *	337	47.4	382	44.3	454	41.0	384	34.1	1557	41.2
Up to 2/6d .M	379	67.4	580	67.3	701	63.3	590	52.4	2350	62.0
Nothing	37	5.2	63	7.3	94	8.5	97	8.6	291	7.6
Don’t know	194	27.3	219	25.4	3.3	28.2	436	39.0	1162	30.4
TOTAL	710	99.9	862	100.0	1108	100.0	1123	100.0	3803	100.0

* Include the higher categories

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TABLE 62

Do you do all your own clothes washing? Analysed by Degree Day Regions

	REGION I 5000-5500		REGION II 4500-5000		REGION III 4000-4500		REGION IV UNDER 4000		NATIONAL
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
YES	118	77.6	1,102	79.2	1,399	75.5	1226	66.6	3845	73.5
NO	34	22.4	289	20.8	452	24.4	615	33.4	1390	26.6
TOTAL	152	100.0	1391	100.0	1851	99.9	1841	100.0	5235	100.1

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TABLE 63

Do you do all your own clothes washing? Analysed by Urban and Rural Districts

	URBAN		RURAL		NATIONAL
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
YES	3232	72.7	593	77.6	3825	73.5
NO	1212	27.3	171	22.4	1383	26.5
TOTAL	4444	100.0	764	100.0	5208	100.0

TABLE 64

Do you your own clothes washing? Analysed by Age Groups

	Up to 30		30-40		40-50		Over 50		All Ages
	NO	%	NO	%	NO	%	NO	%	NO	%
YES	587	70.7	1007	75.4	1042	76.7	1073	70.5	3709	73.5
NO	243	29.3	328	24.6	316	23.3	448	29.5	1335	26.5
TOTAL	830	100.0	1335	100.0	1358	100.0	1521	100.0	5044	100.0

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TABLE 65

Do you do all your own clothes washing? Analysed by Income Groups

	Below £160 P.A		£160-300 P.A		All Incomes
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
YES	1852	78.0	1977	69.6	3829	73.5
NO	526	22.1	860	30.4	1386	26.5
TOTAL	2378	100.1	2837	100.0	5215	100.0

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TABLE 66

Information as to availability of communal laundry or public Wash-house and the extent of use. Analysed by Income Groups

Is there a Com. Laundry within 10 mins.	Do you Use it	Under £160 P.A		Over £160 P.A		All Incomes
	For all washing Regularly	No	%	No	%	No	%
	For all washing Regularly	56	23.8	102	29.8	158	27.4
Y	For all washing Occasionally	7	3.0	12	3.5	19	3.3
E	For heavy washing Regularly	12	5.1	13	3.8	25	4.3
S	For heavy washing Occasionally	2	0.9	12	3.5	14	2.4
	None	158	67.2	203	59.4	361	62.6
TOTAL		235	(100.0)13.1	342	(100.0)15.7	577	(100.0)14.5
NO		1554	86.9	1841	84.3	3395	85.5
TOTAL		1789	100.0	2183	100.0	3972	100.0

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TABLE 67

The Use made of Communal Laundries Analysed by Family Size

Is there a Com. Laundry within 10 mins.		Family Size
	Do you Use it	1 - 3		4 - 7		7 and over		All Families
	Do you Use it	No	%	No	%	No	%	No	%
	All Regularly	54	18.4	95	36.1	9	-	158	27.4
Y	All occasionally	11	3.7	8	3.0	1	-	20	3.5
E	Heavy Regularly	12	4.1	12	4.6	1	-	25	4.4
S	Heavy Occasionally	2	0.7	11	4.2	1	-	14	2.4
	None	215	73.1	137	52.1	8	-	360	62.3
TOTAL		294	(100.0)14.9	263	(100.0)14.2	20	14.5	577	(100.0)14.5
NO		1680	85.1	1586	85.8	118	85.5	3384	85.5
TOTAL		1974	100.0	1849	100.0	138	100.0	3961	100.0

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TABLE 68

What washing do you send to the Laundry? Analysed by Income Group

Type of Washing Sent to Laundry	Income £160 P.A.		Income £160-300 P.A.		All Income
Type of Washing Sent to Laundry	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
All washing	52	10.6	97	11.2	149	11.0
Heavy Washing only	436	89.4	765	88.8	1,201	89.0
TOTAL	488	100.0	862	100.0	1,350	100.0

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TABLE 69

What does Laundry cost each week Summer and Winter? Analysed by Income Groups

WINTER							SUMMER
Cost per week	Income Below £160 P.A.		Income £160-300 P.A.		All Incomes		Income Below £160 P.A.		Income £l60-300 P.A.		All Incomes
Cost per week	No.	%	No	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Up to 1/-	116	22.9	131	14.9	247	17.9	117	26.4	125	15.7	242	19.5
1/1 - 2/-	185	36.6	257	29.3	442	31.9	164	37.1	245	30.7	409	33.0
2/1 - 3/-	128	25.3	250	28.5	378	27.3	101	22.9	223	28.0	324	26.2
3/1 - 4/-	42	8.3	122	13.9	164	11.9	33	7.5	112	14.1	145	11.7
4/1 -5/-	22	4.3	75	8.6	97	7.0	15	3.4	52	6.5	67	5.4
5/1 -6/-	7	1.4	24	2.7	31	2.2	7	1.6	24	3.0	31	2.5
6/1 -7/-	2	0.4	7	0.8	9	0.7	-	-	7	0.9	7	0.6
7/1 -8/-	4	0.8	8	0.9	12	0.9	5	1.1	7	O.9	12	1.0
8/1 - 9/-	-	-	3	0.3	3	0.2	-	-	2	0.3	2	0.2
TOTAL	506	100.0	877	99.9	1383	100.0	442	100.0	797	100.1	1239	100.1

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