A History of the Ministry of Information, 1939-46

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WARTIME SOCIAL SURVEY

SALVAGE REPORT

By Gertrude Wagner Assisted by Valerie Glover

Contents

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  • 1 Introduction 1

  • 2 The Collection of Salvage 2

    • Group differences 3

      • Urban and Rural 3

      • Type of Dwelling 3

      • Working and Non-Working 4

      • The best and worst town 4

      • The number of different kinds of salvage collected 4

  • 3 Reasons for not collecting Salvage 4

    • Paper 5

    • Rubber 5

    • Metal 6

    • Rags 6

    • Kitchen Waste 7

    • Bones 7, 8

    • Group Differences 8

  • 4 Analysis of Reasons for Failure to Salvage 9

    • Summary of reasons why Salvage is not collected 9

    • Items which could be Salvaged 9

    • Alternative uses as they compete with Salvage 10

    • Bad organisation of collection 10

    • Lack of interest as a reason for not Salvaging 11

    • Group differences 11

  • 5. How to Salvage. Suggestions and complaints 11

    • Forms of collection 12

    • Containers 13

    • Ways of Salvaging 13, 14

    • Voluntary Collectors 15

    • Government inefficiency 14

  • 6 Publicity 15 - 17

  • Appendix I Sample

  • II Questionnaire

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