A History of the Ministry of Information, 1939-46

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Light Engineering 969 Interviews

Garments worn at time of interview.

No. %
Suspender Belt Boned 45 4.6
Unboned 116 12.0
Pull-on Elastic belt Boned 34 3.5
Unboned 128 13.2
Rubber corset Boned 5 0.5
Unboned 8 0.8
Other types of Corset Boned 502 52.0
Unboned 19 1.9
Corselette Boned 51 5.3
Unboned 12 1.2
Expectant mother’s corset - -
Surgical corset 2 0.2
No Corset or Belt 47 4.8
% Prossessing garments 95.2
Total % 969 100%
One Other Two Others Three or more others.
No. % No. % No. %
Suspender Belt Boned 24 2.5 2 - - -
Unboned 64 6.6 6 - 2 -
Pull-on Elastic Belt Boned 23 2.4 2 - 2 -
Unboned 72 7.4 8 - - -
Rubber Corset Boned 1 0.1 - - - -
Unboned 4 0.4 - - - -
Other types of Corset Boned 207 21.4 24 - 7 -
Unboned 15 1.5 1 - - -
Corselette Boned 32 3.3 7 - 1 -
Unboned 7 0.7 1 - - -
Expectant Mother’s Corset - - - - - -
Surgical Corset 2 0.2 - - - -
No Corset or Belt 518 53.5 918 94.7 957 98.8
% possessing Garments 46.5 5.3 1.2
TOTAL 969 969 969
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