A History of the Ministry of Information, 1939-46

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CONTENTS

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  • I. INTRODUCTION 1

  • II. SUMMARY 2

  • III. SALVAGE - THE FACTORS INVOLVED: 3

    • The general atmosphere 3

    • The housewife 3

    • Local organisation - 5

    • The salvage officer 5

    • The dustmen 6

  • IV. THE REGULARITY OF SALVAGE COLLECTION 8

    • The average number of sorts collected 8

    • Local differences 8

    • Social group differences 9

    • Salvage of the different commodities 9

  • V. PAPER SALVAGE 11

    • Collection of salvage together with refuse 12

    • The initiative of the housewife 12

    • Voluntary workers 13

    • Special drives 14

    • Differences in regularity of paper salvage in social groups 15

    • Non-collectors 17

  • VI. FOOD WASTE 18

    • Those not collecting 20

  • VII. BONES 21

  • VIII. RAGS 22

  • IX. RUBBER 23

  • X. METAL 23

  • XI THE PENETRATION OF SALVAGE CAMPAIGNS 25

  • GUIDE TO QUESTIONS ASKED AT INTERVIEWS WITH SALVAGE OFFICIALS AND DUSTMEN 2 Appendix 1

  • THE SAMPLE Appendix 2

  • Questions 1 and 2 - Detailed tables Appendix 3

  • Question 16 - Summarised totals Appendix 4

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